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Article: Addiction Treatment: A Strengths Perspective. .(Book Review)
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- March 22, 2003
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WORMER, Katherine van, & DAVIS, Diane Rae. Addiction Treatment: A Strengths Perspective. Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole--Thompson Learning, 2003. 480pp. (p).
This book presents the strengths perspective as the unifying framework of the text to bridge the gap between 12-step approaches and harm reduction in addictions treatment. This perspective is applied to the treatment of alcoholism, eating disorders, compulsive gambling, and other addictions. Divided into four parts, Addiction Treatment is comprised of three core sections that cover the biology, psychology, and social aspects of addiction. It offers comprehensive coverage of a range of addictive ...