Substance Use Disorders
Assessment and Treatment
Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional Series

Substance Use Disorders: Assessment and Treatment is a summary of everything a therapist should know about substance abuse in one easy-to-read comprehensive book. The book begins with a discussion of the pharmacology of specific drug classes (opioids, hallucinogens, etc.) and the epidemiology of abuse. It then presents psychological theories of substance abuse, the initiation and progression of substance abuse disorders, issues of prevention and early intervention, and screening and assessment for substance abuse (including specific tests for assessment) and discusses in detail the various treatment methodologies available. Two final chapters explore issues relevant to special populations and legal and ethical considerations, regarding issues such as confidentiality and coerced treatment.

Clinical Pharmacology and Clinical Epidemiology of Psychoactive Substances
Definitions and General Concepts of Pharmacology
Pharmacology of Individual Drugs
Clinical Epidemiology of Psychoactive Substances
Etiology of Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders
Overview
Theories of Etiology
Initiation, Progression, and Maintenance of Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders
Stage Models of Adolescent Substance Use
Risk Factors
Adult Model of Substance Use
Course/Natural History of Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders
The Disease Model
Models of Progression of Substance Use
Prevention, Early Intervention, and Harm Reduction
General Perspective
Types of Prevention
Supply Reduction/Legal Interventions
Risk and Protective Factors
Skills Training
Community-Based Prevention
School-Based Programs
Parenting/Family Interventions
Related Risks/Harm Reduction
Screening and Assessment of Psychoactive Substance Use
Overview of the Assessment Process
Alcohol Screening Instruments
Drug Screening Instruments
Biological Screening Measures
Diagnostic Instruments
Areas to Assess for Treatment Planning Purposes
Diagnosis and Comorbidity
Definition and Prevalence
Diagnostic Issues of the Dually Impaired
Treatment of the Dually Diagnosed
Treatment I: Models and Approaches
Treatment Settings and Services
Major Theoretical Treatment Approaches
Additional Psychological Therapies
Role of Pharmacotherapy
Treatment Effectiveness/Outcome Studies
Alternative Treatments
Treatment II: Planning, Implementing, and Managing Treatment and the Course of Recovery
Phases of Recovery
Relapse Parameters
Treatment Goals
Detoxification
Engagement of Patients in Treatment
Client-Treatment Matching
Treatment of Family Members of Substance Abusers
Linkage of Services
Treatment of Criminal Offenders
Self-Help Groups
Issues in Specific Populations
Impaired Physicians
Ethnic Minorities
Women
HIV/AIDS
The Elderly Population
The Homeless Population
Legal and Ethical Issues
Confidentiality
Responsibility to Diagnose and Treat Substance Use Disorders
Coerced Treatment
Treatment of Pregnant Mothers
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Therapists, counsellors and clinical psychologists

Charles E. Dodgen, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Caldwell, NJ. Dr. Dodgen has treated over one thousand substance abusing patients in inpatient and outpatient settings. He authored What Should I Know About Someone Who Abuses Alcohol or Other Drugs?, a publication for patients and family members. He is the former Director of Psychology and Clinical Coordinator of the Adult Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Unit at Fair Oaks Hospital in Summit, NJ. Dr. Dodgen is currently on staff at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, in Livingston, NJ.
W. Michael Shea, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist practicing in Morristown, NJ. Dr. Shea has over ten years experience in the field of substance abuse, as well as child abuse and neglect. Dr. Shea is the former Assistant Director of the Family Enrichment Program, and the Coordinator of the Counseling Center at Morristown Memorial Hospital. Dr. Shea is presently the Program Director, and Supervisor of the Family Crisis Intervention Unit, at the Center for Evaluation and Counseling in Morristown, NJ.