Perspectives on Substance Use, Disorders, and Addiction

Margaret Fetting, PhD, attended Rosemont College and received her baccalaureate degree from George Washington University and her master’s and doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. Fetting has been teaching courses and workshops on substance use disorders and addiction in southern California for over 25 years.   She has been primarily affiliated with the School of Social Work at the University of Southern California, led the effort to develop substance use disorders courses for its online Virtual Academic Center. She is a visiting faculty member at the America College of Greece in Athens and a regular guest lecturer at the Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies. Fetting has been in clinical private practice for over 25 years in Santa Monica. She specializes in the treatment of substance use disorders and addiction for individuals, couples, and families. She is affiliated with Clearview Treatment Programs and Milestones Ranch, both nationally-respected and multileveled treatment facilities in Southern California. Fetting addresses national and international audiences, has many articles in print, and published her first text, Perspectives on Addiction, in 2012 with SAGE Publishing Inc.

Part I: A Perspective on the World of Substance Use Disorders and Addiction
Chapter I: Philosophical Core
Philosophical Core
Chapter II: Ancient Desires and Symposiums
Ancient Desires and Symposiums
Chapter Summary and Reflections
Chapter III: Globalization and Addiction
Key Words: Dikaiosunê, Psychosocial Integration, and Dislocation
Daily Impacts and Everyday Stories
Addiction Symptoms as Social Adaptation, Not Individual Pathology
Clinical Cases
Chapter Summary and Reflections
Chapter IV: Cultural Stories
Cultural Prohibitions, Approvals, Disapprovals, and Treatments
Avoidance of Communication on the Topic of AOD and Their Problems
Chapter Summary and Reflections
Chapter V: Contemporary Concepts
Contemporary Concepts
Chapter Summary and Reflections
Part II: A Perspective on Diagnosis and Substance Classification
Chapter VI: DSM-5 and Fifteen Clinical Sketches of Using, Misusing, and Addiction
Recent DSM History
From Over- and Under-Diagnosing to Exploring Clinical Sketches
Reading the Clinical Sketches
Clinical Sketches (DSM-5)
Chapter Summary and Reflections
Chapter VII: Ten Classes of Substances and Gambling
Basic Neuroscience
Research Chemicals, Legal Highs, and Web 2.0
Gambling and the DSM
Reference Charts
Chapter Summary and Reflections with Further Study
Part III: A Perspective on the Suffering Behind Substance Use Disorders and Addiction
Chapter VIII: Self-Medication, Psychoanalytic, and Psychodynamic Theories
Self-Medication Theorists
Chapter Summary and Reflections
Part IV: A Perspective on Treatment
Chapter IX: They Symposium Approach: Use, Prevention, Education, and Treatment
Four Guiding Principles of the Symposium Approach
Reading the Case Studies
Chapter Summary and Reflections
Chapter X: Non-Problematic Use (Healthy)
Clinical Cases
Chapter XI: Mild Substance Use Disorder
Clinical Cases
Chapter XII: Moderate Substance Use Disorder
Clinical Cases
Chapter XIII: Severe Substance Use Disorder
Clinical Cases
Chapter XIV: Addiction
Clinical Cases
Epilogue
References
Glossary
Index
About the Author