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A life resurrected
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.06.05, 2005, pp.42-43.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Through the use of a case study, this article shows how two drugs workers were able to help a female drug user with an eating disorder who had lost faith in drug services.
Relapse and addictive behaviour
- Editor:
- GOSSOP Michael
- Publisher:
- Tavistock/Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 313p., bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Investigates why people find it so difficult to move away from addictive behaviour, and considers how relapses can be explained and understood by looking at several different addictions including smoking, alcohol and heroin abuse.
Symptoms of eating disorders among females in drug addiction treatment
- Authors:
- NOKLEBY Heid, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 14(3), 2014, pp.225-238.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The aim of this study is to measure and describe symptoms of eating disorders among females in treatment for drug addiction in Norway. Previous clinical and epidemiological studies have revealed coprevalence between eating disorders and substance use or abuse. However, few studies have measured eating disorders in drug-using samples and even fewer within the context of drug treatment. In this study, 29 females with drug use disorder in residential treatment were tested with the Eating Disorder Inventory–2. A subgroup of 9 females (31%) with significant symptoms of eating disorders was identified. The characteristics of this group and possible clinical consequences are discussed.
Eating disorders, substance use disorders and major depression in the Canadian population
- Authors:
- GADALLA Tahany M., PIRAN Niva
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 18(6), December 2009, pp.486-494.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
The comorbidity of eating disorders and substance misuse has been the focus of many previous studies. These have established significant associations between eating disorders and each of substance use disorders and major depression. This study examined the comorbidity of all three disorders in a large nationally representative sample of Canadian men and women. Data collected by Statistics Canada in the Canadian Community Health Survey included samples from 20,211 women and 16,773 men. Findings revealed that major depression fully mediated the relationship between eating disorders and alcohol dependence, and partially mediated their relationship with alcohol interference for both men and women. The comorbidity of major depression and drug use revealed different patterns for men and women with eating disorders symptomatology. In conclusion, the authors suggest the importance of developing assessment instruments and treatment strategies that address the co-occurrence of all three disorders for both women and men.
Take the time: sex and other process addictions in second stage care
- Author:
- CAMP Stuart
- Journal article citation:
- Addiction Today, 20(122), January 2010, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Addiction Recovery Foundation
This short article describes the work of Prinsted, a private second stage residential rehabilitation centre based in Surrey. The author focuses particularly on the experience the centre has acquired in developing interventions for trauma, sexual and intimacy dysfunction and unhealthy relationships with food. A significant area of the work is with the growing number of residents who report compulsive or addictive sexual behaviour, who have engaged in destructive sexual behaviour while using drugs and alcohol or have begun or continued this behaviour in recovery. The approach to screening and the elements of treatment, which is task–centred and involves the 12-step approach, are discussed. Specialist accredited training is also identified.
Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy: review of recent process and outcome studies
- Authors:
- LEWIS Andrew J, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 42(6), 2008, pp.445-455.
- Publisher:
- Blackwell Publishing
Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) is widely practised despite a lack of supportive evidence, according to earlier systematic reviews. This review focuses on 18 studies published between 1996 and 2006, and finds that it can be as effective as other psychological treatments for depression and significantly better than no treatment at all. There is also increasing evidence for STPP as a treatment for generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder and some personality disorders. However, there is very limited and inconclusive evidence on its use with eating disorders and drug dependency. Further process and outcome evaluations are needed, with broader assessment measures and longer term follow-up.
The role of social workers in the treatment of addictions: a brief history
- Author:
- STRAUSSNER Shulamith Lala Ashenberg
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 1(1), 2001, pp.3-24.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article describes the history of social workers' involvement in the treatment of addictions in the United States. Beginning with Mary Richmond, the "mother of social casework", social workers have played an increasingly important role in the treatment of individuals with alcohol and other drug problems and of their family members. Today, social workers are important players not only in program development, administration, and treatment of chemical addictions, but also in "process" addictions, such as eating disorders and gambling. Moreover, social workers are increasingly involved in addictions research and policy arenas.
Excessive appetites: a psychological view of addictions
- Author:
- ORFORD Jim
- Publisher:
- John Wiley and Sons
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 419p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Chichester
- Edition:
- 2nd.
Aimed at people working in psychology, psychiatry, social work, and related health disciplines. The study aims to provide a comprehensive source on addiction, from the orgins of addiction through to the ways in which people overcome addictions, and the implications for interventions. Presents accounts of a range of different addictions, including: alcohol, tobacco, gambling, eating, sex, and drug addiction. A critical review of the research literature is also included, together with a psychological model of addictions which challenges former models that the author sees as incomplete or inadequate.
Impulsive or comorbidity in bulimia nervosa: a controlled study of deliberate self-harm and alcohol and drug misuse in a community sample
- Authors:
- WELCH Sarah, FAIRBURN Christopher G.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 169, October 1996, pp.451-458.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Studies showing high rates of alcohol and drug misuse and deliberate self-harm in bulimia nervosa have led some authors to call for a distinct subgroup, sometimes termed "multi-impulsive bulimia". Results of this research found Bulimia nervosa cases did not differ from either of the control groups in terms of current alcohol consumption. Bulimia nervosa cases used more illicit drugs than either control group, but loss of control over drug use was very uncommon. Bulimia nervosa cases had a higher rate of deliberate self-harm than the controls. Only 6% bulimia nervosa cases had two or more of these behaviours concurrently. Concludes that sampling bias is present in clinic-based studies of comorbidity in bulimia nervosa. Those with comorbid substance misuse and deliberate self-harm are probably heterogeneous in character, and their classification as a subgroup would therefore be premature.
The self psychology of aggression and its treatment
- Author:
- MILIORA Maria T.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Analytic Social Work, 3(1), 1996, pp.5-27.
This paper includes clinical material that illustrates the essential role of aggression in healthy development and illustrates how constructive aggression was stimulated and utilized in a self psychological analysis to further a patient's self-cohesiveness. A framework for understanding the restorative function of aggression, particularly in the form of self-assertiveness and for mastery and self-demarcation, is presented. The roles of depression, marijuana abuse, chronic overeating, and narcissistic rage as indicators of pathology involving aggression, and the resistance to the expression of that pathology, are developed and discussed.