Cynthia A. Briggs, Jennifer L. Pepperell

Women, Girls, and Addiction (eBook, ePUB)

Celebrating the Feminine in Counseling Treatment and Recovery

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Women, Girls, and Addiction is the first book on the efficacy of treatment approaches and interventions that are tailored to working with addicted women, and the first publication of any kind to provide a feminist approach to understanding addiction from the female perspective. Part one provides an overview of feminist theory and addiction counseling, followed by an historical look at women and addiction. Part two gives an in-depth look at the biological, psychological, and social factors. The final section presents a series of chapters spanning the lifespan, which each feature age-specific special issues, treatment strategies, interventions, and commonly encountered topics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135849399
• Artikelnr.: 38254602

Autorenporträt

Briggs, Cynthia A.; Pepperell, Jennifer L.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Part I: Overview of Women
Girls and Addiction. Feminist Theory and Addiction Counseling. Women
Girls
and Addiction: An Historical Perspective. Part II: Biopsychosocial Influences. Biological Factors. Psychological Factors. Social Factors. Part III: Prevention
Treatment
and Relapse Prevention Across the Lifespan. Children and Adolescents. Adult Women. Women in Late Adulthood.