Treating adult children of alcoholics : a behavioral approach /
Treating Adult Children of Alcoholics showcases the first collection of treatment chapters devoted entirely to a systematic behavioral analysis of drinking and nondrinking offspring of alcoholic families. The author identifies the functional and behavioral characteristics that make up the adult chil...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Diego :
Academic Press,
©2001.
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| Series: | Practical resources for the mental health professional.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
| Summary: | Treating Adult Children of Alcoholics showcases the first collection of treatment chapters devoted entirely to a systematic behavioral analysis of drinking and nondrinking offspring of alcoholic families. The author identifies the functional and behavioral characteristics that make up the adult children of alcoholics (ACOA) syndrome. This compendium combines current innovations in behavioral medicine with multi-componential interventions shown effective with the variety of disorders evident in this patient population. This handbook for practitioners is richly laced with case examples and addresses the needs of therapists seeking fast, effective and proven treatments for longstanding clinical symptoms of children of alcoholics. Key Features * First book to use behavioral analysis to talk about Adult Children of Alcoholics * Gives introductory principles of conditioning in opening chapters for novice readers * First book to say ACOA patterns are predictable, measurable, and treatable in a short time * Gives scientifically based criteria to "rate your date" and prevent repeated relationship failures * Introduces a new assessment device to diagnose ACOAs * Warns therapists of recovery sabotage and how to overcome it |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America ScienceDirect eBook - Psychology pre-2007 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 283 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-278) and index. |
| ISBN: | 058549231X 9780585492315 9780126011302 0126011303 9780080519654 0080519652 1280927372 9781280927379 9786610927371 6610927375 |
