Treating Addictive Behaviors (Nato Science Series B: (closed))

Organized around the stages of change described in the transtheoretical model by Prochaska and DiClemente, the new edition of this superb text features over 90% new material and covers practical, up-to-date strategies for the treatment of addictions and compulsive behaviors.
New material includes:
-advantages and disadvantages of the transtheoretical model for how people change
-five contemporary conceptual/theoretical perspectives on why people change
-where to start with polyproblem clients
-predictors of long-term success
-strategies for continuing care, and more.