1st Edition

Evidence-Based Treatments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse A Practitioner's Guide to Theory, Methods, and Practice

By Paul M. G. Emmelkamp, Ellen Vedel Copyright 2007
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

Evidence-Based Treatments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse encompasses the developments in the field over the last decade, blending theory, techniques and clinical flexibility. Research in the past decade has shown that substance abuse and substance dependence are treatable. The field has witnessed the introduction of evidence-based psychological and specific pharmacological treatments.... Read more

Description of Substance Abuse and Dependence. Clinical Interventions. Research Basis of Treatments. Clinical Cases. Complicating Factors. Maintenance and Follow-up Strategies.

Biography

Paul M.G. Emmelkamp, Ph.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Amsterdam and a practicing clinical psychologist and supervisor in mental health and addiction treatment centers.
Ellen Vedel practices as a cognitive behavior therapy at the Jellinek Addiction Treatment Centre in Amsterdam, and is a research-fellow and lecturer at the department of Clinical Psychology at the University of Amsterdam.

"Emmelkamp and Vedel’s new text gives hope to the substance abusing individual and evidence-based guidance to the treating therapist. It is well worth reading."

 – David W. Hunt, Journal of Addictive Diseases