Helping Substance-Abusing Women of Vulnerable Populations : : Effective Treatment Principles and Strategies /

Helping Substance-Abusing Women of Vulnerable Populations : : Effective Treatment Principles and Strategies / / An-Pyng Sun.

Current research suggests that biology, psychology, culture, and social standing all contribute to alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems in women, yet few books show how to account for these factors during evaluation and treatment. Especially in terms of vulnerable populations, acknowledging these i...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Sun, An-Pyng,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (432 p.) :; 3 illus.; 4 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • PART ONE. Helping Substance- Abusing Women in General
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: History, Epidemiology, and Consequences
  • Chapter 2. Etiologies and Risk Factors
  • Chapter 3. Factors in Successful Treatment Programs for Women
  • Chapter 4. Treatment Methods
  • PART TWO. Helping the Six Specific Vulnerable Populations
  • Chapter 5. Pregnant Women
  • Chapter 6. Adolescent Girls
  • Chapter 7. Older Women
  • Chapter 8. Homeless Women
  • Chapter 9. Street Prostitutes
  • Chapter 10. Lesbians
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A. Screening Tools
  • Appendix B. Relapse Among Substance- Abusing Women
  • Appendix C. Turning the Child Welfare System's Involvement from Crisis into Opportunity
  • References
  • Index

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