{"product_id":"addicted-and-mentally-ill-bruce-carruth-9780789018861","title":"Addicted and Mentally Ill: Stories of Courage, Hope, and Empowerment","description":"\u003cp\u003eReconnect with dually diagnosed individuals using stories they can identify with! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Addicted and Mentally Ill: Stories of Courage, Hope, and Empowerment is a powerful tool to recommend to your clients who are dually diagnosed. This book presents vignettes about people with mental illness and addiction whose situations are representative of what goes on in a dual-diagnosis in-patient setting. This nonclinical, easy-to-read resource will give you, your patients, and their family members unique insight on dual diagnosis and how co-occurring mental illness and addiction can be treated with the minimum amount of blame, shame, or poor decision-making. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Addicted and Mentally Ill focuses on the most significant issues surrounding these individuals, such as: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e dual diagnosis and the family systemhow family can help or hinder treatment \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the reasons why dually diagnosed clients resist treatment \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the fear of losing self-identity in treatment \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the misunderstandings about dual diagnosisfrom the perspectives of the client, family members, and professionals in medicine and social work \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the role of hope, empowerment, and spirituality in recovery in dual diagnosis \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e what the patient\/client and family members can do to improve treatment options \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddicted and Mentally Ill is unique for its storytelling format, consisting of brief tales and short explanations you can recommend to clients and families with limited clinical knowledge or time. This innovative tool answers many of the questions that dually diagnosed individuals may have and helps them learn of the issues surrounding their illness as well as their addiction. For those professionals who provide direct counseling to these clients or patients, this book offers an interesting and nonthreatening way to help them learn about treatment options. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The stories in Addicted and Mentally Ill confront the life problems specific to dually diagnosed individuals, including: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e alcohol, drugs, and self-medication \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the difficulties of building trust in group therapy settings \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e psychotropic medications \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e illnesses such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and personality disorders \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e suicide \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Carruth,Carol Bucciarelli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0789018861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789018861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.34h x 6.40w x 0.36d","brand":"Bruce Carruth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148194128127,"sku":"9780789018861","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/addicted-and-mentally-ill-bruce-carruth-9780789018861","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}