Book description
The definitive guide to identify, assess, and create individualized
treatment plans for high-risk clients who suffer from challenging
co-occurring disorders
"Treat the person and not the diagnosis. Respect that all
behaviors are purposeful. Remain mindful that nobody changes behaviors
without motivation. These essential guiding principles are the
framework of this book. They will be repeated quite often as we
examine the challenging population of men and women with co-occurring disorders."
Â-From Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders
Annual studies reveal that 70 percent of men and women who died by
suicide were diagnosed with a mental illness or personality disorder
and used drugs to gain temporary relief from the symptoms. Until now,
very little has been written about how to identify, assess, and treat
this population. Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders:
Treating People, Not Behaviors addresses that need.
Respectful of the client and filled with practical advice, this book:
- Examines the guiding principles for treating clients with
co-occurring disorders
- Details the methods of formulating an evidence-based
individualized treatment plan for the self-medicating mentally ill
- Explores how to assess this population for suicide risk and vulnerability
- Focuses on the person and not a behaviorally defined diagnostic category
- Reflects state-of-the-art knowledge for the treatment of
co-occurring disorders
- Illustrates how Motivational Enhancement Therapy can be an
effective treatment strategy
With numerous clinical case studies to illustrate key points and
reinforce learning, Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring
Disorders encourages a flexible, person-centered treatment
approach that focuses on the individual rather than the diagnosis.
JACK KLOTT, MSSA, LISW, CSW, MINT, has over 40 years of
experience working with clients who suffer from a complexity of
psychiatric, psychological, and substance use issues. He founded
Suicide Prevention Consultants, a private practice located in Grand
Rapids, Michigan, that serves high-risk clients vulnerable to
treatment resistance, non-compliance, and multiple relapse behavior.
He is the author of The Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Planner and The Suicide and Homicide Risk Assessment and
Prevention Treatment Planner (both published by Wiley).
