Combining Medication and Psychosocial Treatments for Addictions: The Brenda Approach

by Charles P. O'Brien, Joseph Volpicelli, A. Thomas McLellan, et al.

Book Overview

Recent studies have shown a combination of psychosocial support and medications to lead to better addiction treatment outcomes than talk therapy alone. This practical manual provides an empirically supported framework for managing biopsychosocial treatment of alcohol and drug dependence. Fully compatible with cognitive-behavioral and 12-step models, BRENDA is a collaborative, case-management approach to treatment. It incorporates the use of newly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572306181
• ISBN13: 9781572306189
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"