Cognitive Therapy for Addiction: Motivation and Change

Cognitive Therapy for Addiction: Motivation and Change
ISBN-10
0470669950
ISBN-13
9780470669952
Category
Psychology
Pages
230
Language
English
Published
2013-03-04
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Frank Ryan

Description

An innovative new approach to addiction treatment that pairs cognitive behavioural therapy with cognitive neuroscience, to directly target the core mechanisms of addiction. Offers a focus on addiction that is lacking in existing cognitive therapy accounts Utilizes various approaches, including mindfulness, 12-step facilitation, cognitive bias modification, motivational enhancement and goal-setting and, to combat common road blocks on the road to addiction recovery Uses neuroscientific findings to explain how willpower becomes compromised-and how it can be effectively utilized in the clinical arena

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