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 treataddiction in recent years. In this book, Frank Ryan has done atruly excellent job of demonstrating the enormous value ofcognitive therapy as an effective treatment for addiction. It is atour de force."--Michael Eysenck, Emeritus Professorof Psychology,Royal Holloway, London

"Frank Ryan's Cognitive Therapy for Addictionmakes a unique contribution to the field of treatment for addictivedisorders. The book includes a comprehensive, up-to-datereview of the latest research on cognitive-motivational principlesand goes on to show how these principles can be applied to thetreatment of addictive disorders. Dr Ryan illustrates theseprinciples through case examples drawn from his own extensiveclinical practice. He has a unique way of bringing hardscience to life, showing how practitioners can applycognitive-motivational principles in order to help real clientsovercome their entrenched, maladaptive patterns of substancemisuse."--W. Miles Cox, Professor of Psychology ofAddictive Behaviours, School of Psychology, BangorUniversity

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