Managed Care

Recovery from Addiction in Communal Living Settings

The Oxford House Model

  • Edited by Leonard Jason, and Joseph R Ferrari.

Published December 2010

Research on treatment outcome for addictive disorders indicates that a variety of interventions are effective. However, the progress clients make in treatment frequently is undermined by the lack of an alcohol and drug free living environment supporting sustained recovery. This book suggests…
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Destructive Trends in Mental Health

The Well Intentioned Path to Harm

Destructive Trends in Mental Health
  • Edited by Rogers H. Wright, and Nicholas A. Cummings.

Published March 2005

This book takes as its inspiration the assumption that the atmosphere of intellectual openness, scientific inquiry, aspiration towards diversity, and freedom from political pressure that once flourished in the American Psychological Association has been eclipsed by an "ultra-liberal agenda," in…
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Couples Therapy in Managed Care

Facing the Crisis

  • By Barbara Jo Brothers.

Published December 1999

Couples Therapy in Managed Care: Facing the Crisis provides social workers, psychologists, and counselors with an overview of the negative effects of the managed care industry on the quality of mental health care. Within this book, you will discover the paradoxes that occur with the mixing of…
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