Psychodynamic Approaches for Treatment of Drug Abuse and Addiction: Theory and Treatment

by David Potik

Book Overview

This book provides clinicians and students with insights on the use of psychodynamic therapy to treat drug abuse and addiction, combining theory with clinical case material.

The perspectives of analysts such as Abraham, Rado, Zimmel, Tibout, Wurmser, Khanzian, Krystal and McDougall are reviewed alongside original and more recent conceptualizations of drug addiction and recovery based on Kleinian, Winnicottian and Kohutian ideas. The case...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367087022
• ISBN13: 9780367087029
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"