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Integrative harm reduction psychotherapy: a case of substance use, multiple trauma, and suicidality
Author(s) -
Tatarsky Andrew,
Kellogg Scott
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20666
Subject(s) - psychology , psychotherapist , harm , harm reduction , substance use , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medicine , social psychology , public health , nursing
Harm reduction is a new paradigm that seeks to reduce the harmful consequences of substance use and other risky behaviors without requiring abstinence. This article discusses integrative harm reduction psychotherapy, one application of harm reduction principles to psychotherapy. Seven therapeutic tasks are described with attention to clinical process, skills, and strategies. A case is presented that illustrates the application of this approach with life‐threatening substance use that was related to multiple trauma and suicidal depression. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: In Session 66: 1–13, 2010.