Product Description

The stages-of-change model has become widely known as a framework for conceptualizing recovery.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #401658 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 318 pages

Review

'Easy to read, based on sound clinical research, and critical of singular and simple explanations of addiction.' - Psychiatric Services

'The logical, eloquent and accessible style used in the book allows the reader to meet the author. He engages us with the logic of his thinking, his interpretation of his own and others' research and his application of this to case studies, which are used throughout the book.' - Addiction

From the Back Cover

The stages-of-change model has become widely known as a framework for conceptualizing recovery. Less well known are the processes that drive movement through the stages or how the stages apply to becoming addicted. From Carlo C. DiClemente, codeveloper of the transtheoretical model, this book offers a panoramic view of the entire continuum of addictive behavior change. The author illuminates the common path that individuals travel as they establish and reinforce new patterns of behavior, whether they are developing an addiction or struggling to free themselves from one, and regardless of the specific addictive behavior. The book addresses crucial questions of why, when, and how to intervene to bolster recovery in those already addicted and reach out effectively to people at risk.

About the Author

Carlo C. DiClemente, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County