Beyond addiction : how science and kindness help people change : a guide for families / Jeffrey Foote, PHD, Carrie Wilkens, PHD, and Nicole Kosanke, PHD, with Stephanie Higgs.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781476709475
- ISBN: 1476709475
- Physical Description: xiv, 315 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Scribner, 2014.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-305) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Where to start. Hope in hell -- What to know. What is addiction? ; Motivation : why do people change? ; Change : how do people change? -- How to cope. Start where you are ; Self-care I : damage control ; Have your limits -- How to help. Start where they are ; Goals (and problems) ; Positive communication ; Reinforcement : the driver of change ; Consequences ; Treatment options ; Suggesting treatment ; During treatment -- Live your life. Self-care II : building a life -- Appendix. When is it an emergency?. |
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Subject: | Substance abuse > Patients > Rehabilitation. Compulsive behavior > Patients > Rehabilitation. Addicts > Rehabilitation. Addicts > Behavior modification. |
Jeffrey Foote, PhD, is co-founder and executive director of CMC and psychologist for the New York Mets. He has been a leader in the science and humanity of change for twenty-five years.
Carrie Wilkens, PhD, is co-founder and clinical director of CMC and a dedicated practitioner and researcher of the most effective treatments for substance use problems and compulsive behaviors. Her expertise is regularly sought by the CBS Early Show; Fox News; Newsweek; O, The Oprah Magazine; and Psychology Today.
Nicole Kosanke, PhD, is director of evaluation and family services at CMC. In 2008 Dr. Kosanke was featured in an O, The Oprah Magazine article about her clientâs experience in treatment at CMC, which was later published in Oâs Big Book of Happiness: The Best of O.
Stephanie Higgs is an editor and writer dedicated to bridging the gap between helpful ideas and people who could use the help.