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Treating Addiction: A Guide for Professionals by
Author(s) -
Baker Amanda
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0959-5236
DOI - 10.1111/dar.12013
Subject(s) - miller , citation , addiction , library science , sociology , psychology , medicine , media studies , psychiatry , computer science , ecology , biology
In their preface to the book, the esteemed authors note they have had nearly a century of experience in the field of addiction, in clinical psychology and social work, and it shows! The book is written for both generalists and specialists to provide an evidence-based foundation for helping people with addictive disorders. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1, ‘An Invitation to Addiction Treatment’, comprises three chapters covering reasons for treating addiction, definitions of addiction and how drugs work. These chapters covered the foundations of addiction nicely—comprehensive information was given while, at the same time, encouraging the reader to learn more. The importance of the topic, given its prevalence, impact and treatability, was clearly communicated and would make sense to novice and experienced practitioners