1. Psychopharmacology of Drugs of Abuse -- 2. Substance use disorders and psychiatric comorbidity -- 3. New forms of addiction: Digital Media -- 4. Possibilities and Limits in Psychological Assessment of Individuals with Substance Use Disorders -- 5. Neuropsychological assessment in users of psychotropic substances -- 6. Drug screening instruments for substance abuse (ASI, ASSIST, AUDIT, DUSI) -- 7. Substance Use Disorders From an Analytical-Behavioral Perspective -- 8. Hermeneutic Phenomenology of Alcohol Use and Dependence and Other Drugs -- 9. The Drug Addiction Psychoanalytic Clinic -- 10. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders -- 11. Existential Clinical Psychology and the Problems Related to Drug Use -- 12. Jungian Psychotherapeutic Practice in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependency and Other Drugs: Limits and Challenges of the Application of Analytical Psychology to the Dependency Phenomenon -- 13. Community Social Psychology: Contributions to Understanding and Practices of Drug Use Care -- 14. The Transtheoretical Model of behavior change: the Prochaska and DiClemente's model -- 15. Evidence-Based Practice in Psychotherapy for Substance Use Disorders -- 16. The Application of Motivational Interviewing to the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder -- 17. Therapeutic Companion to Alcohol Users and Other Drugs -- 18. Evaluation and Training of Social Skills in Alcohol and Other Drugs Users -- 19. Contingency Management as Intervention for Substance Abuse -- 20. Conceptual and Practical Horizons of Systemic Family Psychotherapy and Substance Use -- 21. Clinical Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Users of Substances -- 22. Psychoeducation on Drug (Ab)Use -- 23. Participatory Methodologies: Art as a Possible Tool in a Community Approach with Drug Users -- 24. Psychology and Harm Reduction -- 25. Prevention and Harm Reduction in Schools: Contributions from Psychology -- 26. Preventing Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse in Companies.

This book is a guide for psychologists working with substance users in different healthcare settings, from private clinical practice to larger health institutions and community services. It presents a comprehensive overview of the different aspects involved with substance use disorders from a psychological perspective, from prevention to recovery. The volume offers an integrative view about neurobiological, behavioral and psychosocial aspects related to becoming a substance user; shows how psychological assessment tools can be used to diagnose substance use disorders; describes how different kinds of psychotherapy can be applied in the treatment of substance use disorders; and presents a range of evidence-based clinical and social interventions designed for both prevention and treatment of substance use disorders. Apart from covering the whole range of services related to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders, the volume also shows how these issues can be approached from different theoretical perspectives within psychology, such as: Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology Neuropsychology Existential Psychology Phenomenology Psychoanalysis Analytical Psychology Community and Social Psychology Psychology of Substance Abuse: Psychotherapy, Clinical Management and Social Intervention will be a useful resource for psychologists and other health professionals working with substance users, as well as to undergraduate and graduate students looking for a comprehensive introduction to the psychology of substance abuse.