Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-255) and index.
Contents
What is an addiction -- Lessons learned from a brief history of addiction treatment -- The need for addiction assessment in health care settings -- Impediments to accurate addiction assessment -- Standardized approaches to substance-related disorders -- Assessment of process addictions -- Interview-based approaches to assessment -- Addiction assessment with diverse populations -- The nature of addiction: a further source of camouflage -- Transforming the assessment process into treatment -- Assessing hidden addictions in psychotherapy: case illustrations -- Autobiographies of addiction.