Substance abuse

Written for psychotherapy trainees and clinicians, this volume compares how different schools of therapy handle drug and alcohol dependence. It belongs to Springer's Comparative Treatments for Psychological Disorders series, and its shared premise is that Dowd and Rugle asked several leading practitioners to work through one identical clinical case. Reading the approaches side by side shows where each one holds up and where it falls short. The therapies covered include psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) and family therapy, among others. The book also reviews current outcome research on evidence-based interventions. Its theory is tied closely to practical strategies, which makes it a useful companion to more specialized texts on chemical dependence treatment.