Psychodynamic Approaches for Treatment of Drug Abuse and Addiction by David Potik

Psychodynamic Approaches for Treatment of Drug Abuse and Addiction by David Potik

Provides clinicians and students with insights on the use of psychodynamic therapy to treat drug abuse and addiction, combining theory with clinical case material. Covers the perspectives of range of analysts and examines common issues such as projective identification, countertransference difficulties, and relapses.

"David Potik’s Psychodynamic Approaches for Treatment of Drug Abuse and Addiction is an excellent introduction to the psychoanalytic literature on addiction theory and treatmentHis specific application of object relation’s theory to a broad range of treatment settings is an invaluable contribution that many will find enlightening as well as useful."
George Hagman, LCSW, former Clinical Director of the Montefiore Substance Abuse Treatment Program, NY

David Potik is a clinical criminologist at the Day-Hospital and at the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse Research and Treatment, both within the division of psychiatry at the Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel. He also works as a psychotherapist in private practice and is an accredited Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) practitioner. He has published articles on psychoanalytic psychotherapy, psychopathology and drug addiction.

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ISBN 13	9780367087029
ISBN 10	0367087022
Title	Psychodynamic Approaches for Treatment of Drug Abuse and Addiction
Author	David Potik
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2020-11-30
Number of pages	200
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