An edition of Addicted and Mentally Ill (2004)
Addicted and Mentally Ill
Stories of Courage, Hope, and Empowerment (Haworth Series in Family and Consumer Issues in Health) (Haworth Series in Family and Consumer Issues in Health)
By Carol Bucciarelli
Publish Date
November 2004
Publisher
Haworth Press
Language
eng
Pages
123
Description:
"Addicted and Mentally Ill: Stories of Courage, Hope, and Empowerment presents vignettes about people with mental illness and addiction whose situations are representative of what goes on in a dual-diagnosis in-patient setting. This nonclinical, easy-to-read resource addresses the misunderstandings and prejudices surrounding dual diagnosis, the necessity for appropriate treatment and follow-up care, twelve-step principles and practices, medication, and the involvement of family in treatment. Presenting unique insights into the lives and thoughts of dually diagnosed people, this book shows how co-occurring mental illness and addiction can be treated with the minimum amount of blame, shame, or poor decision making."--Jacket.