| Counselling People on Prescribed Drugs Contributor(s): Hammersley, Diane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803988877 ISBN-13: 9780803988873 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $59.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Pain Medicine - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General |
| Dewey: 615.788 |
| LCCN: 95-067893 |
| Series: Therapy in Practice |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.42 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is useful and interesting... counsellors will enhance their knowledge and skills in working with people taking prescribed medicine′ - Drug and Alcohol Review Hammersley explores the uses and limitations of drug therapy for patients suffering from depression, anxiety and related disorders... Although many therapists welcome psychopharmacology for their clients, there are still many who feel that drug treatment is a stop-gap measure at best. This book provides an examination of the issue and offers some good advice about helping clients withdraw from drugs and cope with their realities drug-free′ - Contemporary Psychology This practical guide is for practitioners workin |
Contributor Bio(s): Hammersley, Diane: - Diane Hammersley is an independent chartered counselling psychologist with a wide experience of working with clients who are withdrawing from medication and of teaching counsellors, doctors and nurses about benzodiazepine withdrawal methods. |