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"Now in an extensively revised and updated second edition, this comprehensive clinical resource and text is grounded in cutting-edge knowledge about the biopsychosocial processes involved in addictive behaviors. Presented are research-based, eminently practical strategies for assessing the treatment needs and ongoing clinical outcomes of individuals who have problems with substance use and nonchemical addictions. Procedures for assessment of specific behaviors are coupled with tools for evaluating each person's coping skills, readiness to change, and risk factors for relapse. Thoroughly rewritten chapters on alcohol, tobacco, cocaine, opiates, cannabis, and eating disorders have been augmented with new coverage of amphetamines, ""club drugs,"" gambling problems, risky sexual practices, and sexual offending. Another important new chapter addresses cultural issues in assessment of diverse clients."

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The second edition of Assessment of Addictive Behaviors provides cogent and comprehensive coverage of what is now known to be essential in our understanding and treatment of addiction; namely, assessment of the biological, psychological, and sociocultural contributors to the addictive process. The text offers an integrated biopsychosocial orientation that is as sensitive to the latest areas of 'nontraditional' addiction (e.g., gambling and sexual risk behavior) as it is to ethnocultural issues. Practitioners, upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers will find this text to be an invaluable resource in their quest to understand and evaluate the complexities of addictive processes. --Peter M. Monti, PhD, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University <br> A 'must have' for practitioners and clinical researchers in the addictions field. Besides providing state-of-the-art reviews, the second edition broadens the range of addictive behaviors to include non-chemical addictive behaviors. Each chapter is self-contained, making the volume easy to read and allowing the material to be well integrated. This second edition is an outstanding accomplishment, and much needed in a field that has seen major changes over the last two decades. --Mark B. Sobell, PhD, Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University <br> This superb revision of a landmark volume breaks new ground by expanding the scope of addictive behaviors beyond substance misuse to include gambling, high-risk sexual behavior, and weight-related disorders. The book skillfully reflects conceptual and empirical developments since the first edition and highlights innovations in applied measurement, such as longitudinal methods of data collection in the natural environment. Researchers and practitioners in clinical disciplines and public health professions will find it to be an invaluable resource for advancing knowledge and developing evidence-based interventions, l

Reflects the collective scholarship and clinical wisdom of the contributors....Addiction is defined broadly, with a chapter devoted to each addiction....Each chapter details both a general overview of assessment and specific biopsychosocial aspects of assessment....Each chapter also contains sample assessment instruments and a comprehensive exhaustive list of references....This book is a treasure that will be useful to anybody who treats patients with addictive disorders. -- Psychiatric Services <p> A comprehensive and [a] much needed resource for both researchers and clinicians....The importance of accurate assessment for treatment planning and for evaluating treatment outcomes is stressed throughout each chapter....A valuable resource for clinicians and researchers tackling the problem of addiction behaviors. This book not only provides a concise summary of traditional addictive behaviors, but also advances the field by including discussion of non-traditional addictive behaviors and the issues raised in assessing them. -- Clinical Psychology Review

The second edition of Assessment of Addictive Behaviors provides cogent and comprehensive coverage of what is now known to be essential in our understanding and treatment of addiction; namely, assessment of the biological, psychological, and sociocultural contributors to the addictive process. The text offers an integrated biopsychosocial orientation that is as sensitive to the latest areas of 'nontraditional' addiction (e.g., gambling and sexual risk behavior) as it is to ethnocultural issues. Practitioners, upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers will find this text to be an invaluable resource in their quest to understand and evaluate the complexities of addictive processes. --Peter M. Monti, PhD, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University <br> A 'must have' for practitioners and clinical researchers in the addictions field. Besides providing state-of-the-art reviews, the second edition broadens the range of addictive behaviors to inclu

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Dennis M. Donovan, PhD, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA G. Alan Marlatt, PhD, Addictive Behaviors Research Center and Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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