Combining Medication and Psychosocial Treatments for Addictions: The BRENDA Approach by A. Thomas McLellan, Helen M. Pettinati, Charles P. O'Brien, Joseph R. Volpicelli (Hardcover, 2001)
Recent studies have shown combined addiction treatments to be more effective than either medication or talk therapy alone. This practical manual presents an empirically supported 6-stage framework for managing biopsychosocial treatment of alcohol and drug dependence. The BRENDA approach helps practitioners integrate emerging and established psychosocial and medical intervention approaches into a comprehensive treatment program that is tailored to the needs of the individual patient. Fully compatible with cognitive-behavioral and 12-step treatment models, BRENDA incorporates the use of newly developed medications, such as naltrexone, that target the biological underpinnings of addiction. The approach has been demonstrated effective in more than 80% of alcohol dependent referrals to the authors' treatment program. Illustrated with extended case examples, the manual describes how to conduct a thorough evaluation and assessment, select appropriate interventions, enhance the patient's motivation to change, coordinate service delivery with other providers as needed, and maximize treatment compliance.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Guilford Publications
ISBN-13
9781572306189
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95195945
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Physical Therapy
Author
A. Thomas Mclellan, Helen M. Pettinati, Charles P. O'brien, Joseph R. Volpicelli
Publication Name
Combining Medication and Psychosocial Treatments for Addictions: the Brenda Approach
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
504g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Helen M. Pettinati, A. Thomas Mclellan, Joseph R. Volpicelli, Charles P. O'brien