Fortschritte der Psychotherapie (Band 06): Alkoholabhängigkeit

The revised edition of the book provides a practice-oriented guide for the outpatient and inpatient treatment of patients with an alcohol dependence. The proven therapy guide takes into account the current state of research, integrates the S3 guideline and the changes after DSM-5 and translates these into concrete action options that are easy for therapists and patients to understand. Practice-oriented, the following therapy steps, among others, are presented: Initial interview, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, motivation strategies, relapse prevention, group therapy with alcohol addicts, dealing with relapsing patients and involvement of relatives. Concrete formulation aids for the therapist, a clear structure of the individual therapy units as well as a variety of working materials make this volume a valuable aid in the treatment of alcohol addicts.