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Hidden Withdrawal
In the early and middle stages of addiction, addicts may experience mild to moderate withdrawal symptoms without recognizing them.
How Easy am I to Manipulate?
Their targets often know or strongly suspect they’re being manipulated, but give in anyway because they can’t figure out how to avoid it.
Recognizing Depression
The better we understand the origins of a depressed mood, the more likely we are to come up with an effective remedy.
Social
Families Blogs
Ideology Wars
If Project MATCH had it right, and all three work but none works significantly better than the others– then what’s all the argument about?
Science vs. Science
Pundits are always telling us that science proves this or that, but when we look closer, we find it proves neither.
Fear of the Disease Model
Many clinicians don’t view addiction as a disease, which they believe relieves them of the need to learn much about its pathophysiology.
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Memory by Function
The personal story that recovering folks tell at 12 Step meetings is a reconstruction of episodic memories.
Patient Education 101
Suppose you were in the audience listening to someone else deliver the talk. What would get your attention? What would you enjoy learning about?
What ‘Empathy’ Means
Not so much ‘I share your pain’ as ‘I want to show you I understand what you mean.’
Social
Clinician Blogs
Ideology Wars
If Project MATCH had it right, and all three work but none works significantly better than the others– then what’s all the argument about?
Science vs. Science
Pundits are always telling us that science proves this or that, but when we look closer, we find it proves neither.
Fear of the Disease Model
Many clinicians don’t view addiction as a disease, which they believe relieves them of the need to learn much about its pathophysiology.
Resources
The March of Pseudoscience
The treatment population is jam-packed with vulnerable people and families desperately looking for magic solutions to a genuinely challenging problem like recovery.
The Practitioner vs. the Technique
I take great care in finding the right practitioner. He or she will likely be more important than the technique itself.
Models of Addiction: The Moderation Model
There’s always someone who is convinced that with the right support, the right technique, they could once again drink socially.
Social
Programs Blogs
Ideology Wars
If Project MATCH had it right, and all three work but none works significantly better than the others– then what’s all the argument about?
Science vs. Science
Pundits are always telling us that science proves this or that, but when we look closer, we find it proves neither.
Fear of the Disease Model
Many clinicians don’t view addiction as a disease, which they believe relieves them of the need to learn much about its pathophysiology.
Newest Resources
Memory by Function
The personal story that recovering folks tell at 12 Step meetings is a reconstruction of episodic memories.
Patient Education 101
Suppose you were in the audience listening to someone else deliver the talk. What would get your attention? What would you enjoy learning about?
Hidden Withdrawal
In the early and middle stages of addiction, addicts may experience mild to moderate withdrawal symptoms without recognizing them.
