Group Psychotherapy With Addicted Populations: An Integration of Twelve-Step and Psychodynamic Theory

by Philip J. Flores, Bruce Carruth

In this newly revised edition, Philip J. Flores, a highly regarded expert in the treatment of alcoholism and in group psychotherapy, provides you with proven strategies for defeating alcohol and drug addiction through group psychotherapy. For the first time, practical applications of 12-step programs and (ital) psychodynamic groups are jointly explored, jointly explained, and jointly brought into therapeutic use. You'll examine the constructive benefits of group therapy to chemically dependent individuals--opportunities to share and identify with others who are going through similar problems, to understand their own attitudes about addiction by confronting similar attitudes in others, and to learn to communicate their needs and feelings more directly.

Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations covers the key areas of group psychotherapy for chemically dependent persons

680 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Lorissa McCarl · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book itself had a lot of information and was accessible to all education levels and useful in some settings. However, the book is incredibly outdated in the information provided and does not cover addictions outside of alcoholism and some drug use. I question its use as a modern textbook considering it was published before the DSM-5 came out and only provides a rudimentary understanding of addiction information known in 2007, thus making it obsolete today.