Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-268) and index.
Contents
Part 1: Assessment. -- Conceptualizing addictions -- The neurobiology of addiction / Jaime L. Tartar and Christina M. Gobin -- The addicted family -- Family diversity and substance abuse / Michael D. Reiter and Dalis Arismendi -- Roles in the addicted family -- Family life cycle -- Issues in substance abusing families -- Part 2: Treatment. -- Working with partial systems -- Systems theory -- Family therapy overview I -- Family therapy overview II -- Family therapy application -- Family recovery -- The self of the family therapist.