Understanding Addiction as Self Medication: Finding Hope Behind the Pain
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (760 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0742561372 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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A simple, elegant hypothesis I have been a practicing psychotherapist for over 20 years and I have had the privledge to know Dr. Khantzian and Dr. Albanese personally and to read their separate works. With that bias being disclosed, I highly recommend this book for anyone intersted in understanding the simple and elegant 'self medication hypothesis'(SMH) of addictive disorders. Although this phrase (coined by Dr. Khantzian over 30 years ago) is now part of our populist Zeitgist, I find it is often misunder. Great Book This book is easy to understand, and It helps me with my substance abuse psychology course Im doing.The chapters are short and they get to the point, in a simple understandable way. Provides some understanding for substance use Doctoad This book helps me to understand why some people use alcohol.
(Edward Hallowell, MD, author of Driven to Distraction)Understanding Addiction as Self Medication provides a clear explanation of the reasons behind many addictions, emphasizing the pain experienced by many addicted people. These two doctors, who have given their professional lives to understanding and helping those who are affected by addictions, now give to the world a consummate gift: what they know. (Professional Counselor, April 2009)This book clearly explains the self-medication hypothesis, updates and modernizes it, and provides very useful insights and tools for clinicians, patients, and their families.What makes this a special book is the skill, understanding, and attitudes of these very gifted, experienced, and creative therapists. (W. Brady, MD, PhD, General Clinical Research Center)Recommended. Combining knowledge with love, the authors have moved the dialogu
Doctors Edward J. Understanding Addiction as Self Medication looks at a range of addictions, including alcohol and substance abuse, and clearly explains how to understand other addictive behaviors through the lens of the Self Medication Hypothesis. Too often addiction is perceived to be merely a moral weakness or purely a brain disease, ignoring the deep personal pain that can permeate the lives of the addicted. Albanese, leading researchers in the field of addiction, see addictions primarily as a kind of self medicationa self medication that can temporarily soothe anxiety or pain, but that ultimately wreaks havoc on the lives and health of both the addicted and their loved ones.With practical advice, compelling case studies, and nuanced theory drawn from their years in clinical practice, Doctors Khantzian and Albanese look at the core reasons behind many addictions and provide a pathway to hope. This book provides a much-needed guide to both understanding addictions and working towards healing.. But taking an honest look at the underlying emotional or mental issues can more clearly illuminate not only the causes of the addiction, but also the cure. Addictive behaviors beg for an informed explanation to guide patients, families, students, and clinicians through the maddening and often incomprehensible nature of the addictions. Khantzian and Mark J
. Edward J. Khantzian, MD, is clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and associate chief of psychiatry at Tewksbury Hospital, Tewksbury, MA.Mark J. Albanese, MD, is director of Addictions Treatment Services at Cambridge Health Alliance and assistant clinical professor of psychiat