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   Free Access to the Archives of Suicide Research Paper of the Year

   In 2013, the International Academy of Suicide Research (IASR) launches its annual ASR Paper of the Year Award in recognition of exceptional work published in Archives of Suicide Research. Routledge is proud to offer free online access to the inaugural award-winner:

   Parental Intoxication and Adolescent Suicidal Behavior, Ingeborg Rossow and Inger Synnøve Moan
   
   

    

    

    

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   How Open Access will change Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences

   In a major contribution to the era-defining debate, this full Special Issue of Psychological Inquiry offers a range of views on how the Open Access Science movement will impact the study and practice of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences.
   
   Click here to read the FREE Special Issue in full.

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   New in Paperback - Coping with Alcohol and Drug Problems

   Coping with Alcohol and Drug Problems: The Experiences of Family Members in Three Contrasting Cultures aims to deepen and extend understanding of the experiences of family members trying to cope with the excessive drinking or drug taking of a relative.

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   The New Books in Mental Health January-April 2013 online catalog is now available!

   This online catalog is filled with the latest mental health books from Routledge, Guilford Press and Psychology Press.

   A few publishing highlights can be seen below. For a full list of books, simply click on the subject area you are interested in on the left hand side of your screen.  

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   Changing Self-Destructive Habits

   For the first time in one volume self-harm, substance abuse, eating-disordered behavior, gambling, and Internet and cyber sex abuse—five crippling, self-destructive behaviors—are given a common conceptual framework to help with therapeutic intervention. Matthew Selekman and Mark Beyebach, two internationally-recognized therapists, know first-hand that therapists see clients who have problems with several of these habits in varying contexts. They maintain an optimistic, positive, solution-focused approach while carefully addressing problems and risks. 

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   Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior

   Explore the brain and discover the clinical and pharmacological issues surrounding drug abuse and dependence. The authors, research scientists with years of experience in alcohol and drug studies, provide definitions, historic discoveries about the nervous system, and original, eye-catching illustrations to discuss the brain/behavior relationship, basic neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and the mechanistic actions of mood-altering drugs.

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   Family-Centered Treatment With Struggling Young Adults

   Family-Centered Treatment With Struggling Young Adults is an indispensible guidebook to the unique set of problems and opportunities that families face when young adults are experiencing difficulty pulling anchor and setting sail. Renowned clinician Brad Sachs, PhD, provides both a conceptual framework for understanding the reasons behind the increasing number of young adults who are unable to achieve psychological and financial self-reliance and a treatment framework that will enable practitioners to help these young adults and their families to get unstuck and experience age/stage-appropriate growth and development.

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   Free Access to Top Articles from our Counselling & Therapies Collection

   Please click on the link above for FREE ACCESS to articles from our wide range of counseling titles related to Marriage & Family Therapy, Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Creative Arts Therapies, Group Work, and more.

   Once the PDF is loaded, click on the article link for access.

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   Men, Addiction, and Intimacy

   In the substance abuse and addiction treatment realm, males outnumber females two to one.

   While gender-issues are seen as a key element of women’s treatment, the acknowledgement that males are "gendered beings" who have lived lives full of male-specific developmental challenges is oftentimes overlooked. 

   This text takes a developmental lifespan approach to examine the neurobiological and psychosocial factors associated with substance use disorders for males, specifically in relation to emotional growth and awareness, and how these areas, in turn, affect the development of healthy relationships.