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Media portrayals and diagnostic criteria convey an image of an
addicted person as someone whose deficient coping skills and
severely compromised functioning are readily apparent. Yet
addictions remain some of the most frequently missed diagnoses in
health and mental health care settings. This occurs, in large part,
because most people with addictions do not fit the stereotype. In
the context of psychotherapy, the typical patient with an addiction
will present depression, anxiety, marital problems or a general
sense that life is not working. This book addresses how addictions
can be recognized more often and accurately assessed in the context
of psychotherapy. Along with learning about the standard assessment
instruments, the reader is introduced to methods for asking the
appropriate questions and listening to the clinical dialogue for
signs of a undisclosed addiction. This book provides a great deal
of knowledge about addictions and their assessment in a way that is
relevant to clinical practice.
Media portrayals and diagnostic criteria convey an image of an
addicted person as someone whose deficient coping skills and
severely compromised functioning are readily apparent. Yet
addictions remain some of the most frequently missed diagnoses in
health and mental health care settings. This occurs, in large part,
because most people with addictions do not fit the stereotype. In
the context of psychotherapy, the typical patient with an addiction
will present depression, anxiety, marital problems or a general
sense that life is not working. This book addresses how addictions
can be recognized more often and accurately assessed in the context
of psychotherapy. Along with learning about the standard assessment
instruments, the reader is introduced to methods for asking the
appropriate questions and listening to the clinical dialogue for
signs of a undisclosed addiction. This book provides a great deal
of knowledge about addictions and their assessment in a way that is
relevant to clinical practice.
Despite our associating addictions with crazy, out of control
behavior, most addictions go unrecognized. Those who suffer from
addictions often misinterpret their symptoms as a sign of some
other problem. Health care professionals who are entrusted by
society to identify such problems routinely fail to do so. When
addictions are recognized, they are confined to substance use,
which overlooks the wide array of activities that engage people in
an addictive manner. Further, when addictions are detected, they
are in their most advanced and difficult to treat phases. In large
part this is due to the all or none way we think about addiction;
either you are addicted or not. In reality, an addiction does not
emerge fully formed; what starts out as just having fun, gradually,
over time, becomes a problem. To limit the devastation created by
late stage addictions and reap the benefits of early detection,
this book provides questionnaires that screen for a wide array of
chemical and behavioral addictions at all stages of development.
Much in the same way we learned the early warning signs of cancer,
this book explores different ways to recognize the early and often
subtle signs of addiction. Unlike cancer, where people rush to get
treatment, facing an addiction is associated with guilt and
ambivalence. To navigate these feelings and get help, the book
provides a step-by-step guide for how to prepare the addicted
person, be it oneself or someone else, to change an addiction.
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