Cognitive Therapy for Addiction (eBook)

Frank Ryan is a consultant clinical psychologist in Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust in London, UK. An Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College and an Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London, he is a practicing cognitive therapist and an active trainer, lecturer and researcher.

"Nevertheless, I would recommend this book to practitioners in the alcohol and other drugs, and gambling treatment field, and to postgraduate students in health sciences." (Drug And Alcohol Review, 1 May 2015

"It is refreshing to read a book of quality that is not only relevant to the UK but is also authored by a UK clinical practitioner." (DrugLink, 1 September 2013)

"There has been much growth in forms of therapy to treat
addiction in recent years. In this book, Frank Ryan has done a
truly excellent job of demonstrating the enormous value of
cognitive therapy as an effective treatment for addiction. It is a
tour de force."--Michael Eysenck, Emeritus Professor
of Psychology,Royal Holloway, London

"Frank Ryan's Cognitive Therapy for Addiction
makes a unique contribution to the field of treatment for addictive
disorders. The book includes a comprehensive, up-to-date
review of the latest research on cognitive-motivational principles
and goes on to show how these principles can be applied to the
treatment of addictive disorders. Dr Ryan illustrates these
principles through case examples drawn from his own extensive
clinical practice. He has a unique way of bringing hard
science to life, showing how practitioners can apply
cognitive-motivational principles in order to help real clients
overcome their entrenched, maladaptive patterns of substance
misuse."--W. Miles Cox, Professor of Psychology of
Addictive Behaviours, School of Psychology, Bangor
University

"Frank Ryan is in a unique position to bridge the exciting
new findings in research on cognitive bias modification in
addiction and cognitive therapy for addiction, because he has been
active as a researcher and as a clinician. He writes in an
enthusiastic and clear manner about both too separate worlds and
provides the highly needed integration."--Reinout W.
Wiers, Ph.D., Professor of Developmental Psychopathology,
University of Amsterdam