Book Review

Scott T. Walter and Fredick Rotger did a very good job when they collaborated to edit “Treating Substance Abuse,” the third edition. The book was organized in a matter that was easy to understand. The first sets of chapters were based on motivational interviewing (MI). These sections focused on how to increase or bust someone’s observed desire to change or reason to change. The second set of chapters discussed behavioral theories, and contingency management. The third section moves to cognitive-behavioral approach. The fourth and fifth sets of chapters discussed the 12-step therapy, and focused on couple and family treatment. The last couple of chapters introduced and talked about pharmacological treatments for substance use disorder.
The way the chapters were arranged made complete sense, because they had cohesion. All the chapters flowed with each other and pigged back off of each other as well. The intent of the book was to go in-depth in defining substance abuse. The book also explained how to treat substance abuse, the cognitive-behavioral theories, and the assumptions behind it. The book was written for a wide variety of audience. The book provides a clear and crisp explanation of extremely complicated theories and assumption. The book provided several examples of assumptions. For instance, some examples can be found in chapter five. There were seven basic assumptions of cognitive-behavioral theories of psychoactive substance use disorder
The adequateness of the book is consistent with the development of the author’s intent of the book. The book is consistent with everything it intended, which was explained in a paragraph above. Each chapter goes in-depth with the theory or idea specific to that...

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...f view for everyone but some of the reading was at a higher level. For example, chapter 11 was a great chapter but not everyone can understand neurology from reading a chapter. I believe a person would read this book because it provides much information and if some would want to be a case manager chapter 15 would be ideal. I learn so much from this book while others may not have taken much information in I did especially on chapter one, nine and ten. If I was a counselor this would be a book I would keep in my office not only because it is very helpful but because many of the chapters can be related to my sessions. I could relate chapter 8 to someone who is in AA and refer the chapter to them. I would recommend this book to students, teachers , and a personal friend because it helps people understand how complex substance abuse is and how someone can be helped.