Case studies disc. art/dance psychotherapy & staff training; use in various milieus & w/comorbidities; references.

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The treatment of drug and alcohol addiction is highly complex. Changing trends in policy and models of treatment reflect a fragmented view of the problem, and practitioners offering alternative approaches risk being isolated from the mainstream. To counter this, Treatment of Addiction examines the issues as they relate to the clinical practice of arts therapies which, it is argued, have an especially relevant contribution to make. Using research, discussion of related literature and clinical examples to illustrate theoretical positions, the book explores why arts therapies offer such an appropriate and effective treatment approach. This book provides a lively and challenging view of professional approaches to difficult treatment issues, and will be of value to practitioners in all branches of psychotherapy.

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