Main description:

Clinical health psychologists often encounter patients needing interventions for substance use, yet rarely do practitioners receive specialized training in this area. Psychological Treatment of Medical Patients With Harmful Substance Use is designed for mental health providers in medical settings who need the knowledge and skills to assess and treat conditions relevant to substance use. This book is especially useful for mental health providers who treat adult medical outpatients for whom substance use is not their primary presenting problem. The authors clarify the distinction between nonharmful and harmful substance use, describe the signs and symptoms of substance use disorders, epidemiology, current models denoting biological and socio-cultural causes, and contributing factors (with an emphasis on cardiac, cancer, women's health, and primary care settings). They offer best-practice assessment strategies, and psychological, self-help and pharmacological treatments. Chapters also describe assessment and intervention for conditions that are often comorbid with substance use, including depression, anxiety, and sleep dysregulation, as well as treatment for family members who are dealing with a loved one's harmful substance use, relapse prevention and continuing care.

Contents:

Series Foreword
Introduction
Part 1: Overview of Substance Use
Chapter 1: Mental Health Professionals Guide to Understanding Harmful Substance Use
Chapter 2: Etiology and Socio-Cultural Aspects of Harmful Substance Use
Chapter 3: Levels of Care and Standard Treatments for Harmful Substance Use
Chapter 4: Assessment and Brief Intervention for Harmful Substance Use in the Medical Setting
Part II: Psychological Assessment and Intervention for Common Co-Morbid Problems
Chapter 5: Assessment and Treatment of Depression
Chapter 6: Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety
Chapter 7: Assessment and Treatment of Sleep Dysregulation
Chapter 8: Psychological Treatment of the Family
Chapter 9: Relapse Prevention and Aftercare
Chapter 10: Future Directions of Practice
References
Index
About the Authors