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Treating Addictive Behaviors
. Ed(S): Miller, William R.; Heather, Nick
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Description for Treating Addictive Behaviors
hardcover. Organized around the stages of change described in the transtheoretical model by Prochaska and DiClemente, this text covers practical strategies for the treatment of addictions and compulsive behaviors. It also includes: advantages and disadvantages of the transtheoretical model; five contemporary conceptual/theoretical perspectives; and more. Editor(s): Miller, William R.; Heather, Nick. Series: NATO Science Series B. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 698.
In the early 1980s the transtheoretical model of change was still in its infancy. Seminal publications were just appearing, but the model already seemed to hold such promise that we made it the organizing theme for the Third International Conference on Treatment of Addictive Behaviors (ICTAB-3), which convened in Scotland in 1984. That meeting gave rise to the first edition of this volume (Miller & Heather, 1986), which focused on processes involved in moving people from one stage to the next. With the volume still in print more than a decade later, we were approached by Plenum Press with the ... Read more
In the early 1980s the transtheoretical model of change was still in its infancy. Seminal publications were just appearing, but the model already seemed to hold such promise that we made it the organizing theme for the Third International Conference on Treatment of Addictive Behaviors (ICTAB-3), which convened in Scotland in 1984. That meeting gave rise to the first edition of this volume (Miller & Heather, 1986), which focused on processes involved in moving people from one stage to the next. With the volume still in print more than a decade later, we were approached by Plenum Press with the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
Series
NATO Science Series B
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306458521
SKU
V9780306458521
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Reviews for Treating Addictive Behaviors
"An excellent place to start for those interested in contemporary thinking in this area." (Journal of Studies on Alcohol (on the First Edition) "Refreshingly optimistic...an important reference book." (British Psychological Society)