This volume provides treatment planning guidelines and an array of pre-written treatment plan components (behavioural definitions, long-term goals, short objectives, therapeutic interventions and DSM-IV diagnoses) for chemical dependency problems. It includes chemical abuse, chemical dependence and chemically-induced psychological disturbances, such as delirium and mood disorders. The book also covers behavioural, personality and environmental factors which have a negative effect on recovery, such as impulse control, ...
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This volume provides treatment planning guidelines and an array of pre-written treatment plan components (behavioural definitions, long-term goals, short objectives, therapeutic interventions and DSM-IV diagnoses) for chemical dependency problems. It includes chemical abuse, chemical dependence and chemically-induced psychological disturbances, such as delirium and mood disorders. The book also covers behavioural, personality and environmental factors which have a negative effect on recovery, such as impulse control, personality disorders, intimate relationship problems and social stressors. Clinicians who treat clients with substance abuse problems in both in-patient and out-patient settings should find this book useful. A CD-ROM is also included.
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