Addicted and Mentally Ill

Addicted and Mentally Ill: Stories of Courage, Hope, and Empowerment presents vignettes about people with mental illness and addiction whose situations are representative of what goes on in a dual-diagnosis in-patient setting. This nonclinical, easy-to-read resource includes a twelve-step principles and practices.

Bruce Carruth, The CDM Group, Bethesda, MD, USA.

- Preface - Acknowledgments - Chapter 1. Dual Diagnosis and the Family System - Who Takes Care of Whom? - When Is Too Much Help No Help? - What Happens When Family Seems to Be the Enemy? - When Family Members Die, Then What? - Chapter 2. Reasons for Resisting Treatment - If I Get Well, Will I Lose Control? - Will I Stop Feeling Normal if I Stop Using? - Who Will I Be if I Get Well? - Whom Can I Trust? - Chapter 3. Misunderstandings About Dual Diagnosis - What Is Normal versus Abnormal Behavior? - How Is My Grandiosity a Problem? - What's Wrong with Getting Over on People? - Who's More Scared of My Anger, You or I? - What if I Say There's More Than One Me? - Chapter 4. The Role of Hope, Empowerment, and Spirituality in Recovery for the Dually Diagnosed Client - Hope - Empowerment - Spirituality - Chapter 5. What the Consumer and the Family of the Consumer Can Do Today to Improve Treatment Options - Getting Well: Finding and Receiving Appropriate Dual-Diagnosis Treatment - Ensuring Wellness for All: The Need for Advocacy for Improved Dual-Diagnosis Treatment - Staying Well: The Importance of Continuing Care - Hope for the Future: The Search for Quality of Life - Suggested Readings - Index - Reference Notes Included