Diagnosing and Treating Co-Dependence

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For every chemical dependent, it's estimated that there may be from five to ten co-dependents. More and more, professionals are being called on to help them in treatment centers, family counseling clinics, mental health agencies, doctor's offices, school settings, even in business and industry. But is co-dependence a didactic tool, a psychological concept, or a disease entity? There are so many different definitions of it - which one is the right one? And how can a professional be sure that the problem is really co-dependence?
Dr. Cermak answers these questions and more. He presents clear, diagnostic criteria and illustrates them with examples. He describes ways of treating co-dependence that go far beyond the approaches currently in use. And he speaks to all helping professionals, not just to those in the field of chemical dependence.
"Timmen Cermak has written the best text to date on the subject of co-dependence. In a brief, concise, highly readable book, he defines the... Tovább

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For every chemical dependent, it's estimated that there may be from five to ten co-dependents. More and more, professionals are being called on to help them in treatment centers, family counseling clinics, mental health agencies, doctor's offices, school settings, even in business and industry. But is co-dependence a didactic tool, a psychological concept, or a disease entity? There are so many different definitions of it - which one is the right one? And how can a professional be sure that the problem is really co-dependence?
Dr. Cermak answers these questions and more. He presents clear, diagnostic criteria and illustrates them with examples. He describes ways of treating co-dependence that go far beyond the approaches currently in use. And he speaks to all helping professionals, not just to those in the field of chemical dependence.
"Timmen Cermak has written the best text to date on the subject of co-dependence. In a brief, concise, highly readable book, he defines the disorder and outlines its treatment. Cermak's five diagnostic criteria for co-dependence are all-inclusive, precise, and very understandable, These criteria will probably become the standard for diagnosis throughout the country,"
Kenneth F. Tullis, M.D. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
"An excellent book that should be in every chaplain's reference library. It is worth several re-readings,"
Chaplain (LTC) William L. Hufham The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
"One of the most valuable books ever written for the professional in the addiction field."
Alcoholism and Addiction Magazine Vissza