Library and Academic Services: Substance Use Disorders and Nursing Care: Treatment

Introduction

Treatment

Addiction Treatment builds upon generic concepts and skills of caring and helping to provide knowledge essential for general addiction practice, techniques for identifying and assessing the affected client and strategies for effective change.

This section includes informative books, ebooks, journals, databases, videos, and more to assist you with learning and understanding more about the harms and available resources related to substance-related treatment.

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Websites, Reports and Papers

Bodenheimer, T., & Handley, M. A. (2009). Goal-setting for behavior change in primary care: An exploration and status report. Patient Education and Counseling, 76(2), 174–180.
This paper explores the behavior change method of goal-setting and reviews the literature on goal-setting in primary care for patients with chronic conditions. Methods A literature search was conducted resulting in eight articles meeting the criteria of goal-setting interventions in primary care for adults or adolescents with chronic conditions.
Motivational Interviewing Skill Foundations [PDF]
A two page document on Interviewing skill foundations.
Gainsbury, S. M. (2017). Cultural Competence in the Treatment of Addictions: Theory, Practice and Evidence. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 24(4), 987–1001.
Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) populations often have high rates of addictive disorders, but lower rates of treatment seeking and completion than the mainstream population. A significant barrier to treatment is the lack of culturally relevant and appropriate treatment. A literature review was conducted to identify relevant literature related to cultural competence in mental health services delivery and specifically treatment for addictive disorders. Several theoretical models of cultural competence in therapy have been developed, but the lack of rigorous research limits the empirical evidence available.
Motivational Interviewing for Addiction Treatment
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a therapeutic technique used to address addiction and substance use disorders in patients by strengthening one’s motivation and commitment to a particular goal, such as sobriety. When battling an addiction, one of the most difficult hurdles to overcome is a lack of motivation. Many people develop an addiction as a coping mechanism to deal with other traumas or other issues that stem from their everyday life.

Videos

Stages of Change in Recovery from Addiction by Dr. Bob Weathers

Applies and amplifies the standard model of recovery --- stages of change --- but not before aiming to counterbalance the natural tendency to oversimplify life, and the process of healing from addiction, to any kind of linear, idealistic perspective.

Brief intervention: "Steve"

This video depicts a primary care physician delivering a brief intervention to a patient who has completed the AUDIT alcohol screening form. This video and other tools are available at http://www.sbirtoregon.org

Brief intervention: "Jill"

This video depicts a primary care physician delivering a brief intervention to patient who has completed the AUDIT alcohol screening form. This video and other tools are available at http://www.sbirtoregon.org

Library Resources

Substance Use Disorders: Assessment and Treatment by Charles E. Dodgen; W. Michael Shea
Location: ebook
Publication Date: 2000
Substance Use Disorders: Assessment and Treatment is a summary of everything a therapist should know about substance abuse in one easy-to-read comprehensive book. The book begins with a discussion of the pharmacology of specific drug classes (opioids, hallucinogens, etc.) and the epidemiology of abuse. It then presents psychological theories of substance abuse, the initiation and progression of substance abuse disorders, issues of prevention and early intervention, and screening and assessment for substance abuse (including specific tests for assessment) and discusses in detail the various treatment methodologies available. ...
Substance Abuse Treatment : options, challenges, and effectiveness by Sylvia Mignon
Location: ebook
Publication Date: 2014
The first compendium of all substance abuse treatment options with a focus on best practices This is the first compendium of the entire range of options available for treating substance abuse, with a focus on effectiveness. The book synthesizes treatment approaches from medicine, psychology, sociology, and social work, and investigates regimens that range from brief interventions to the most intensive and expensive types of inpatient treatment programs. It examines controversies over best practices in substance treatment ...
Addiction Treatment: theory and practice by Sandra Rasmussen
Location: ebook
Publication Date: 2000
Building upon generic concepts and skills of caring and helping, this book provides a foundation for addiction practice by health and social services professionals. Chapters emphasize knowledge considered essential in each area, and each chapter identifies skills required and suggests topics for further study.

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