Substance Abuse and the Family by Michael D. Reiter - 9781032762272

Substance Abuse and the FamilyAssessment and Treatment\nAuthor(s): Michael D. Reiter\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032762272, 978-1032762272\nSynopsis\nThis fully updated third edition of Substance Abuse and the Family demonstrates what it means to view addiction through a systems lens by considering biology and genetics, family relationships, and larger systems.\n\nMichael D. Reiter illustrates how to examine a persons predilection to become addicted, their social environment around substance use, the functionality of their family, and various treatment options. Chapters are organized around two sections: assessment and treatment. The first section pays attention to how the family system organizes around substance use and abuse. Here family roles, culture, and other issues such as family violence and resilience are covered. Two chapters are also included on the neuroscience and genetics of addiction. There ar.