Editor: Monti, Peter; Editor: O'Leary, Tracy
Hardback; Book
338 pages
Published: July 2001
Guilford Press
ISBN: 1572306580
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An essential resource for psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, family therapists, drug and alcohol counselors, school psychologists, researchers and students concerned with substance abuse, and public health professionals, this volume reviews a range of empirically supported approaches to dealing with the problems of substance use and abuse among young people. Includes clinicalillustrations and vignettes.Reviews a range of empirically supported approaches to dealing with the growing problems of substance use and abuse among young people. This volume reviews a range of empirically supported approaches to dealing with the growing problems of substance use and abuse among young people. While admission to specialized treatment programmes is quite rare in today's health care, there are opportunities for brief intervention.