The Opioid Epidemic and the Therapeutic Community Model An Essential Guide /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Avery, Jonathan D. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kast, Kristopher A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Clinical psychology.; Psychiatry.; Rehabilitation medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Social work.; Clinical Psychology.; Rehabilitation Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Social Work.

This book aims to explore the evidence supporting the therapeutic community (TC) modality as a uniquely effective approach to care of individuals living with opioid use disorder and other addictions, and also to identify salient mediators of improved outcome, including long-term treatment and remova...

Table of Contents:

• An introduction to the opioid epidemic and therapeutic communities
• The Evolution of the Therapeutic Community
• The Modern Therapeutic Community Model
• The Opioid Epidemic
• The Response to the Opioid Epidemic: current treatment models in the United States
• Target Population: treatment-resistant opioid use disorder and the role of Therapeutic Communities
• Current Therapeutic Communities Around the World
• Therapeutic Communities and the Judicial System in the United States
• San Patrignano: lessons from the Italian Experience.