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Practicing Harm Reduction Psychotherapy
Second Edition
An Alternative Approach to Addictions
Second Edition
An Alternative Approach to Addictions
Patt Denning and Jeannie Little
"The real strength in this book lies in its optimism that it is possible to treat 'extremely damaged individuals'...the principle of excluding no-one from treatment is most welcome."
-Alcohol and Alcoholism
"This well-written book....[would be] useful in training graduate students in the integration of addictions treatment into everyday clinical practice—a useful skill to possess given the high rates of addictive disorders in the general population."
-Journal of Studies on Alcohol
"The second edition develops the treatment model in great detail and provides a wide range of valuable harm reduction resources—for example, guidelines for combining psychotherapy with medication for patients with serious comorbidity. An excellent practical reference for general mental health practitioners and addiction specialists."
-Linda Carter Sobell, PhD, ABPP, and Mark B. Sobell, PhD, ABPP, Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University
"The second edition of Practicing Harm Reduction Psychotherapy is a book whose time has come. Harm reduction is finally recognized as a basic concept that needs to inform the treatment of all clients with substance use problems, particularly those who have co-occurring disorders. Denning and Little clearly position harm reduction as a current, integrated, nondogmatic, client-centered treatment approach."
-Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, DSW, LCSW, Silver School of Social Work, New York University
"Denning and Little have earned an international reputation for their research and clinical practice....The book is packed with vivid, intriguing examples."
-Hendrik G. Roozen, PhD, Novadic-Kentron Treatment Services and Erasmus University Medical Center, The Netherlands
"The book delivers on its promise of presenting an approach that is an alternative to the status quo."
-Clinical Psychology Review (review by Stephen A. Maisto, PhD)
"The substance abuse treatment community in the United States ignored this evidence-based approach for way too long. This important book shows how practitioners can treat clients at the precise point where they are capable of making changes. It features examples, case studies, and valuable information on applying harm reduction principles in group work, supervision, and other contexts, in addition to individual psychotherapy."
-Robert J. Meyers, PhD, Emeritus Research Associate Professor of Psychology, University of New Mexico; Director, Robert J. Meyers, PhD, and Associates
"This is a great book that has radical reform implications for treating drug users."
-American Journal of Psychiatry
"An essential tool for the modern practitioner who treats any patient using drugs."
-Addiction
-Alcohol and Alcoholism
"This well-written book....[would be] useful in training graduate students in the integration of addictions treatment into everyday clinical practice—a useful skill to possess given the high rates of addictive disorders in the general population."
-Journal of Studies on Alcohol
"The second edition develops the treatment model in great detail and provides a wide range of valuable harm reduction resources—for example, guidelines for combining psychotherapy with medication for patients with serious comorbidity. An excellent practical reference for general mental health practitioners and addiction specialists."
-Linda Carter Sobell, PhD, ABPP, and Mark B. Sobell, PhD, ABPP, Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University
"The second edition of Practicing Harm Reduction Psychotherapy is a book whose time has come. Harm reduction is finally recognized as a basic concept that needs to inform the treatment of all clients with substance use problems, particularly those who have co-occurring disorders. Denning and Little clearly position harm reduction as a current, integrated, nondogmatic, client-centered treatment approach."
-Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, DSW, LCSW, Silver School of Social Work, New York University
"Denning and Little have earned an international reputation for their research and clinical practice....The book is packed with vivid, intriguing examples."
-Hendrik G. Roozen, PhD, Novadic-Kentron Treatment Services and Erasmus University Medical Center, The Netherlands
"The book delivers on its promise of presenting an approach that is an alternative to the status quo."
-Clinical Psychology Review (review by Stephen A. Maisto, PhD)
"The substance abuse treatment community in the United States ignored this evidence-based approach for way too long. This important book shows how practitioners can treat clients at the precise point where they are capable of making changes. It features examples, case studies, and valuable information on applying harm reduction principles in group work, supervision, and other contexts, in addition to individual psychotherapy."
-Robert J. Meyers, PhD, Emeritus Research Associate Professor of Psychology, University of New Mexico; Director, Robert J. Meyers, PhD, and Associates
"This is a great book that has radical reform implications for treating drug users."
-American Journal of Psychiatry
"An essential tool for the modern practitioner who treats any patient using drugs."
-Addiction
