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Mindfulness and Acceptance for Addictive Behaviors

Applying Contextual CBT to Substance Abuse and Behavioral Addictions

Steven C Hayes author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:New Harbinger Publications

Published:3rd Jan '13

Should be back in stock very soon

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An insightful and essential resource for mental health professionals, researchers, and students interested in the most effective treatments for addiction.

This fascinating book for mental health professionals explores emerging mindfulness and acceptance treatments for addictions of all kinds, including gambling addiction, binge eating disorder, pornography addiction, cigarette smoking, and substance abuse.

The series of articles written by leading researchers in addiction and mindfulness therapies introduce the latest research on using acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

Each article illuminates the mindfulness and acceptance-based treatments that work best for particular addictive behaviours, reviews empirical data, and discusses future directions for research and treatment applications. Edited by Steven Hayes, one of the best-known clinicians working with acceptance and mindfulness-based interventions, his book will dramatically impact the way addictions of all kinds are viewed and addressed in therapy.

ISBN: 9781608822164

Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 20mm

Weight: 460g

408 pages