Co-occurring Addictive and Psychiatric Disorders: A Practice-Based Handbook from a European Perspective - Tapa blanda

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Geert Dom, MD, PhD, is psychiatrist and psychotherapist, and specialized in addiction psychiatry and dual disorder treatment for over 20 years. He is medical director of the Psychiatric Center Alexian Brothers, Boechout in Belgium. Academically he is professor in addiction psychiatry at the Antwerp University (UA), vice-chair of the Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute (CAPRI), and academic consultant at the hepatology and liver-transplantation department of the Antwerp Academic Hospital (UZA). In addition he was involved in the development of the Master in Addiction Medicine training program at the Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. His main research areas are the neurobiological and neurocognitive processes underlying the pathogenesis of addictive disorders and the interaction with other psychiatric disorders. He has authored and co-authored more than 130 journal articles and book chapters and edited four books on substance use and dual disorder topics.

Geert Dom was the president of the Belgian Professional Association of Medical Specialists in Psychiatry from 2005 till 2011. From 2012-2014 he was the president of the Flemish Psychiatric Association. He has been an adviser for many governmental bodies on issues related to addiction and psychiatry in general. Currently he is chairing the Flemish Quality Indicator project, developing and implementing quality indicators within the Flemish mental health care. At the moment he is also a board member of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) and vice-chair of the section on addictions of the EPA.

Franz Moggi, PhD, Psychotherapist FSP, Executive MBA, is head psychologist at the University Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Bern, and associated professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland. At the University Hospital, he is the head of the Clinical Psychological Service, the Psychotherapy Section, and the Addiction Research Group. Since the early nineties of the last century, he ran projects on substance use treatment, treatment for patients with dual disorders (e.g., substance use and schizophrenia, personality disorders, or ADHD), on child maltreatment and sexual abuse, and on sexual involvement of health care professionals with their patients. These projects have been supported with more than 2.5 million US $ by the Swiss National Science Foundation, the Federal Office of Public Health, the Swiss Foundation for Alcohol Research, and the Swiss Department of Internal Affairs. Franz Moggi authored more than 100 articles in peer reviewed journals and chapters in books, wrote four books, and gave lectures and workshops on dual disorders, motivational interviewing, behavioral assessment, and cognitive-behavioral therapy. He was research fellow at the Center for Health Care Evaluation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University School of Medicine and Behavioral Sciences. Franz Moggi was president of the Ethical Board of the Federation of Swiss Psychologists (FSP) and now is president of the Swiss Foundation for Alcohol Research.

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This book provides a comprehensive, state of the art overview covering both the diagnosis and the treatment of dual disorders – joint psychiatric and substance use disorders – in a way that is highly relevant to clinical work and the organization of care systems. It is designed to meet the real need for a European perspective on dual disorders, taking into account the realities of European treatment organization. All chapters have been written by European authors on the basis of existing European treatment programs or guidelines and European research.

Dual disorders are increasingly encountered by health professionals working in mental health and addiction care, and they represent a formidable challenge for caregivers, care organizations, and society as a whole. During the past decade, various approaches and programs have been designed to challenge the traditional gap between addiction treatment and mental health care. The overwhelming majority of the programs, however, have emanated from the United States. Given the vast differences between the European and U.S. health contexts, it can be questioned whether these American-oriented treatment programs are of value in European countries. Co-occurring Addictive and Psychiatric Disorders – A Practice-Based Handbook from a European Perspective therefore represents a timely and much-needed addition to literature on the subject.