Psychological Treatment of Medical Patients Struggling With Harmful Substance Use

Julie A. Schumacher, PhD is Professor and Vice Chair for Education in the Dept. of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS.  Her work focuses on the intersection of alcohol and other drugs with violence and interpersonal trauma as well as methods for enhancing the dissemination and implementation of evidence based brief interventions for individuals with substance use problems. Visit www.umc.edu.  Daniel C. Williams, PhD is an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.  He earned his M.S. in clinical psychology in 2004 and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 2007 at the University of Memphis, with an emphasis in adult psychopathology and psychotherapy. He has served as a consultant for the VA Office of Mental Health Services since 2011, training providers in evidence-based psychotherapies. Williams' research focuses on the implementation of evidence-based practices in health-care systems and qualitative research methodology. His clinical work emphasizes evidence-based interventions for addictive and co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Visit www.umc.edu. 

Series Foreword
Introduction

Part 1: Overview of Substance Use
Chapter 1: Mental Health Professionals’ Guide to Understanding Harmful Substance Use
Chapter 2: Etiology and Socio-Cultural Aspects of Harmful Substance Use
Chapter 3: Levels of Care and Standard Treatments for Harmful Substance Use
Chapter 4: Assessment and Brief Intervention for Harmful Substance Use in the Medical Setting
Part II: Psychological Assessment and Intervention for Common Co-Morbid Problems
Chapter 5: Assessment and Treatment of Depression
Chapter 6: Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety
Chapter 7: Assessment and Treatment of Sleep Dysregulation
Chapter 8: Psychological Treatment of the Family
Chapter 9: Relapse Prevention and Aftercare
Chapter 10: Future Direction of Practice

References
Index
About the Authors