Treatment of Alcoholism and Other Addictions: A Self-Psychology Approach (Library of Substance Abuse Treatment) [Paperback]

Jerome D. Levin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1991 | ISBN-10: 0876685211 | ISBN-13: 978-0876685211 | Edition: 1

This comprehensive work by Jerome D. Levin provides psychotherapists and counselors who treat alcoholism and other addictive states with a solid understanding of the inner world of their pa-tients, the dynamics of these disorders, and a repertoire of therapeutic interventions to improve the effectiveness of their psychotherapy. The author demonstrates how the therapeutic relationship can re-place addiction and promote integration and growth.
Levin's approach to the treatment of alcoholism serves as a model for the therapy of the other addictions as well. He draws on material from medicine, biology, anthropology and sociology, chemistry, psychology, and the basic principles of psychoanalysis, focusing on the concepts of transference, countertransference, therapeutic alliance, resistance, and internalization and their application to the psychodynamic treatment of individuals involved in self-help programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous.

Editorial Reviews

Review

With this volume, Dr. Jerome Levin, an experienced therapist and teacher, has crafted a valuable addition to the literature on alcoholism and other drug addictions. He skillfully and lucidly applies the tenets of self psychology to these disorders and their treatment, such that a wide variety of mental health professionals, therapists, and students of drug dependence are likely to benefit from the book. In a well-organized and literary manner, the author considers the historical biographical, psychological, and spiritual implications of alcoholism and other drug dependencies and their treatment, and he is able to synthesize these effectively. By means of fascinating case material and remarkably interesting references to diverse philosophical, psychological, and medical literature, he develops theoretical and practical guides to treatment. (Robert B. Millman, M.D. )

This book is a comprehensive, broadly encompassing bio-psychosocial treatise on the treatment of alcoholism and other addictions. Jerome D. Levin offers a novel approach in that he places Kohut's self psychology—and Kohut's specific contributions to the understanding and treatment of some addictions—at the center of the clinical as well as theoretical considerations. Every clinician will profit greatly from having all available theories and treatment principles clearly and cogently explicated in a single volume. It is to Levin's credit that he offers his integrated approach with ample clinical material, presented with exemplary vividness and clarity, thereby providing the reader with an opportunity to sort out for himself the most cogent theoretical and treatment principles. (Paul H. Ornstein, M.D. )

About the Author

Jerome D. Levin, Ph.D., is director of the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor Training Program at the New School University in Manhattan, where he also serves both on the Humanities Department faculty, and as co-director o the joint masters program in psychology and substance abuse treatment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.; 1 edition (May 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876685211
• ISBN-13: 978-0876685211
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,334,938 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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