Counselling People on Prescribed Drugs by Diane Hammersley
Describing the uses and limitations of psychotropic drugs, their effectiveness and impact on the counselling process, this book lays down guidelines for assessment, drug withdrawal and counselling approaches to consider while clients are still taking drugs or are withdrawing from drug use.
`This book is useful and interesting.. Prescribers will be given an opportunity to view the counselling perspective, and counsellors will enhance their knowledge and skills in working with people taking prescribed medicine′ - Drug and Alcohol Review
`Hammersley explores the uses and limitations of drug therapy for patients suffering from depression, anxiety and related disorders... Although many therapists welcome psychopharmacology for their clients, there are still many who feel that drug treatment is a stop-gap measure at best. This book provides an examination of the issue and offers some good advice about helping clients withdraw from drugs and cope with their realities drug-free′ - Contemporary Psychology
Diane Hammersley is an independent chartered counselling psychologist with a wide experience of working with clients who are withdrawing from medication and of teaching counsellors, doctors and nurses about benzodiazepine withdrawal methods.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780803988873 |
| ISBN 10 | 0803988877 |
| Title | Counselling People on Prescribed Drugs |
| Author | Diane Hammersley |
| Series | Therapy In Practice |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd |
| Year published | 1995-04-27 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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