Perspectives on Substance Use, Disorders, and Addiction: With Clinical Cases
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (741 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 148337775X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book is designed for students and clinicians who come in contact with and treat individuals and families struggling with the causes and consequences of substance use disorders and addiction. Perspectives on Substance Use, Disorders and Addiction, Second Edition, is a philosophical and clinical text that suggests new ways to think about the relationships, enjoyment, and troubles with substances of pleasure. The second edition of Perspectives presents a refreshing blend of ancient and contemporary ideas on the natural pleasures and potential powers of alcohol and drugs in our everyday individual and collective lives.
This highly readable, engaging book is essential for clinicians, faculty and students of addiction and also those who struggle with substance- and alcohol-use disorders themselves." Gabrielle Glaser, New York Times bestselling author of "Her Best-Kept Secret: Why Women Drink -- And How They Can Regain Control." . Margaret Fetting in this wonderfully nuanced and sophisticated book explores and explains how and why this is so dating back to ancient times up to the present. Alcohol and other drugs (AODs) can enhance, alter, and relieve such feeling states. I know you will too. For the past 80 years, the U.S. has relied on a one-size-fits-all treatment for a complex set of problems, and Fetting presents flexible and innovative approaches for addiction and substance-use disorders at a time when Americans are desperate for alternatives -- for themselves, their loved ones, and their clients. J. I have learned much that I am already using
Amazon Customer said A CONSCIOUS, COMPASSIONATE AND SOPHISTICATED VOICE THAT REQUIRES AND DESERVES CLOSE ATTENTION. This book is a conscious, compassionate and sophisticated voice in the psychological field of addiction that requires and deserves close attention, not only by professionals but for those struggling to understand and manage their interaction with mind-altering substances. Author Margaret Fetting, Ph.D., notes that “the doctrine of temperance is closely re. A challenging and refreshing new contribution to understanding the use and misuse of mind altering chemicals. In this new provocative and exciting perspective, Dr Fetting opens a space in our minds and in our culture to reexamine the notion of addiction.She reaches far beyond the disease concept, which at the time of its inception, was helpful to move addiction away from a moral failure.In this publication, Dr. Fetting introduces the "universal desire to escape reality. An International sophisticated approach to the use and misuse of substances of pleasure I consider this book a very stimulating, valuable and provocative contribution to the field.Dr Fetting :A) discusses the personal joys and agonies involved in using substance of pleasure. She seeks and provides non extreme solutions to the issue of substance use. Indeed, human beings can find their own optimal solution between the simplistic extremes of heavy u
Fetting addresses national and international audiences, has many articles in print, and published her first text, Perspectives on Addiction, in 2012 with SAGE Publishing Inc.. She specializes in the treatment of substance use disorders and addiction for individuals, couples, and families. Fetting has been teaching courses and workshops on substance use disorders and addiction in southern California for over 25 years.