Overview

In Treating Addiction: Beyond the Pain, Edward Khantzian offers a collection of his recent works on the study and treatment of substance abuse and addiction. Based on his five decades of experience in working with substance dependent individuals, this volume builds upon Khantzian's theory of addiction as self-medication and provides insights into how addiction is rooted in human psychological suffering, and not pleasure seeking or self-destruction. Almost without exception, life histories of human discomfort, disconnection, and unhappiness leave those so burdened to be vulnerable to the appeal of addictive drugs, including alcohol. Khantzian's sensitive teaching voice weaves together an annotated collection of previously published papers into a powerful and engaging volume of effective practice-based treatments. A timely complement to his earlier collection Treating Addiction as a Human Process, this book provides an inclusive and accessible resource for mental health professionals from any background as well as graduate students and those in training.

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Author:   Edward J. Khantzian ,  Martin Weegman
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.70cm
Weight:   0.608kg
ISBN:  

9781538108574

ISBN 10:   1538108577
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   13 February 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Martin Weegmann Introduction Part I. The Internal Terrain of Addiction Psychodynamics 1. Understanding Addictive Vulnerability: An Evolving Psychodynamic Perspective 2. Questions of Substance: Psychodynamic Reflections On Addictive Vulnerability and Treatment 3. Addiction: Why Are Some of Us More Vulnerable Than Others 4. The Capacity for Self-Care and Addiction 5. The Self-Medication Hypothesis and Attachment Theory: Pathways for Understanding and Ameliorating Addictive Suffering Part II. The Self-Medication Hypothesis Revisited 6. The SMH and Addiction as a Problem in Self-Regulation 7. The Self-Medication Hypothesis Revisited: The Dually Diagnosed Patient 8. Self-Medication Hypothesis: Connecting Affective Experience and Drug Choice 9. The Self-Medication Hypothesis and Psychostimulant Treatment of Cocaine Dependence: An Update 10. The Psychodynamics of Addiction and Its Treatment: An Interview with New Therapist Magazine Part III. Treatment of Addictive Disorders 11. Reflections on Group Treatments as a Corrective for Addictive Vulnerability 12. More Reflections on Group Therapy (Interview by Martin Weegmann) 13. 'Dangerous Desires and Inanimate Attachments': Modern Psychodynamic Approaches to Substance Misuse 14. Reflections on Treating Addictive Disorders: A Psychodynamic Perspective 15. A Psychodynamic Perspective on the Efficacy of 12-Step Programs Part IV. Reflections and Lessons Learned 16. We Are All At Least a Little Lost and Off-Putting: On Transformation 17. Tragic Trends in the Treatment of Addictive Illness 18. Insights on the Insanity of Addiction 19. The Cruel Scourge of Addiction: An Addiction Psychiatrist's Clinical View 20. Life Learned from Addictions 21. Psychophobia and Getting it Right 22. The Theory of Self-Medication and Addiction

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I would recommend Khantzian's book to beginners and practitioners alike. It shows beginners the person behind this disorder, while serving as a reminder for experienced practitioners of the human suffering associated with drug misuse. -- Martin Weegmann, psychologist, psychotherapist, and author, United Kingdom

Author Information

EDWARD J. KHANTZIAN, MD, is professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and past president of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. Dr. Khantzian is a distinguished scholar, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst, specializing in addictions for more than forty years. His other work includes Treating Addiction as a Human Process and (with Mark J. Albanese) Understanding Addiction as Self Medication: Finding Hope Behind the Pain.

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