Adolescents, Alcohol, and Substance Abuse by William R Miller

Adolescents, Alcohol, and Substance Abuse by William R Miller

This volume reviews a range of empirically supported approaches to prevention and treatment of adolescent substance use problems. The focus is on motivationally based brief interventions that draw on cutting-edge knowledge on addictive behavior.

"This text does an excellent job of situating substance use assessment and treatment in a developmental frameworkEach chapter is richly referenced and features easy-to-read tables that highlight developmentally appropriate tools and strategies. I have found this to be a good text for use in training graduate-level students in adolescent mental health and substance abuse counseling. It is also a useful resource for practicing clinicians who may be new to working with adolescent clients and their families."--Nancy A. Piotrowski, PhD, Harold Abel School of Psychology, Capella University

"Researchers and practitioners looking for better ways to study, prevent, and treat youth alcohol and substance abuse will find this volume invaluable. It presents cutting-edge research on brief interventions for health care, behavioral health, school, and community settings. It also provides fresh perspectives on how emerging transdisciplinary research paradigms and communication technologies can be used to improve the appeal, reach, and impact of treatments designed for adolescents." --C. Tracy Orleans, PhD, Senior Scientist, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

"We finally have a book that recognizes the important differences between adolescent and adult substance abuse. Filling an important need, this is perhaps the best available work on understanding and intervening in the hazardous use of alcohol and other drugs by adolescents. The book is based on solid science and loaded with clinical insight. It is a 'must' read for clinicians and researchers in the field and an excellent background text for all who treat adolescents." --David C. Lewis, MD, Professor of Medicine and Community Health, Donald G. Millar Professor of Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University

" This book covers its subject like no other in the field. With clarity, breadth, and depth, it illuminates the development of problems among teens, the social forces that surround them, and the reality of difficult clinical encounters. Many of the chapters in this volume amount to landmark reviews of their topics. The authors have provided a sourcebook that will be invaluable not just for students, but also for clinicians and researchers. To accomplish this with such sympathy toward the predicament of so many teens is a real achievement." --Stephen Rollnick, PhD., Department of General Practice, University of Wales College of Medicine, United Kingdom

'This is perhaps the best source currently available for those seeking to understand and intervene at this crucial juncture of adolescence and adulthood.'-Journal of American College Health

'An excellent book in all respects. It is very readable (though not a quick read) and shows careful, even meticulous editing. All mental health professionals who work with adolescents and their families will find it of great value.'-American Journal of Psychiatry

'Given the solid grounding of the book's underlying principles, it offers great promise for engaging diverse groups of young people - as a researcher I found it a valuable resource. The detailed 'how to' of conducting the interventions described will also appeal to clinicians in a variety of contexts.'-Addiction

'This book covers its subject like no other in the field. With clarity, breadth, and depth, it illuminates the development of problems among teens, the social forces that surround them, and the reality of difficult clinical encounters.'-Stephen Rollnick, University of Wales College of Medicine, UK

'This text does an excellent job of situating substance use assessment and treatment in a developmental framework. Each chapter is richly referenced and features easy-to-read tables that highlight developmentally appropriate tools and strategies. I have found this to be a good text for use in training graduate-level students in adolescent mental health and substance abuse counseling.'-Nancy A. Piotrowski, Capella University

Peter M. Monti, PhD, is Professor of Medical Science and Director of the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies and the Clinical Psychology Training Consortium at Brown University. His research is supported by a Senior Research Scientist Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs and he holds research grants from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Widely published, Dr. Monti is coauthor of Treating Alcohol Dependence: A Coping Skills Training Guide. Suzanne M. Colby, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University. Currently, she is Principal Investigator on a National Cancer Institute research grant designed to study teen smoking and quitting, and Co-Principal Investigator on two major research grants from NIAAA and NIDA that study motivational interventions with adolescents. Dr. Colby's recent publications have focused on nicotine dependence among youth, adolescent substance use prevalence and diagnosis, and innovative brief interventions. Tracy A. O'Leary, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University. She is currently studying college student drinking and is Project Director on a research grant from NIDA to test the efficacy of a brief, individual motivational interview for reducing rates and prevalence of adolescent smoking. Dr. O'Leary's recent publications have focused on anxiety and cocaine abuse, and predictors of motivation to change drinking in adolescents.

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ISBN 13	9781593850906
ISBN 10	1593850905
Title	Adolescents, Alcohol, and Substance Abuse
Author	William R Miller
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The Guilford Press
Year published	2004-08-12
Number of pages	350
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