Loved One in Treatment? Now What!
An Essential Handbook for Family Members and Friends Navigating the Path Of A Loved One's Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Self Help, Mental Health, Codependency
| Author: | Lisa Frederiksen | ISBN: | 9780990790099 |
| Publisher: | BookBaby | Publication: | March 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | KLJ Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lisa Frederiksen |
| ISBN: | 9780990790099 |
| Publisher: | BookBaby |
| Publication: | March 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | KLJ Publishing |
| Language: | English |
There is a great deal of 21st century brain and addiction-related research now possible thanks to advances in brain imaging technologies. These findings are exploding long-held beliefs about addiction and addiction treatment and the impacts of a loved one’s substance misuse on family members and friends. Loved One In Treatment? Now What! simplifies this research and answers questions, such as: - What causes addiction? Why do some people become alcoholics or drug addicts and others do not? - What is “effective” treatment? Is there a difference between treatment and recovery? - Who among family members and friends can help a loved one get treatment? Or can they? - What does coping with a loved one’s addiction do to family members and friends, and what is available to help them?
There is a great deal of 21st century brain and addiction-related research now possible thanks to advances in brain imaging technologies. These findings are exploding long-held beliefs about addiction and addiction treatment and the impacts of a loved one’s substance misuse on family members and friends. Loved One In Treatment? Now What! simplifies this research and answers questions, such as: - What causes addiction? Why do some people become alcoholics or drug addicts and others do not? - What is “effective” treatment? Is there a difference between treatment and recovery? - Who among family members and friends can help a loved one get treatment? Or can they? - What does coping with a loved one’s addiction do to family members and friends, and what is available to help them?
