Essential Papers on Addiction

Drug abuse, alcoholism, compulsive gambling, and other destructive addictions plague our society. Theories of addiction locate its cause variously--in factors related to the substance, the addict's personality, or to the addict's environment. Arguments about effective treatment programs are fierce.Essential Papers on Addictionpresents the most important writing and the various sides of the debate on the psychoanalytic understanding and treatment of addiction. Daniel Yalisove outlines the history of the treatment of addiction and introduces important psychoanalytic concepts used in understanding addicts. The book includes case studies which illustrate the course of addiction and presents the work of the most influential theorists in the field.Divided into eight sections focusing on historical work on addiction, psychoanalytic theories of addiction, transference and countertransference issues in treating addiction, psychoanalytic treatment for the addictions, psychoanalytic therapy and disease concepts, and psychiatric illness and addiction, this definitive volume includes contributions by the most experienced and renowned experts on the subject. Contributors include S. Freud, E. Glover, S. Rado, R. P. Knight, L. Wurmser, N. E. Zinberg, H. Krystal, D. Jacobs, R. Fine, J. Gustafson, C. L. Brown, M. L. Selzer, V. Davidson, J. Imhof, R. Hirsch, R. E. Terenzi, M. E. Chafetz, A. Silber, R. J. Rosenthal, E. M. Pattison, M. B. Sobell, L. C. Sobell, J. E. Zweben, E. Simmel, B. Brickman, E. J. Khantzian, R. D. Weiss, S. M. Mirin, A. T. McLellan, and H. J. Richards.

Introduction	p. 1
Historical Papers (1929-1937)
From Civilization and Its Discontents	p. 19
On the Aetiology of Drug-Addiction	p. 24
The Psychoanalysis of Pharmacothymia	p. 52
From Psychoanalytic Treatment in a Sanatorium	p. 69
The Psychodynamics of Chronic Alcoholism	p. 72
Psychoanalytic Theories of Addiction
Psychoanalytic Considerations of the Etiology of Compulsive Drug Use	p. 87
Self Representation and the Capacity for Self Care	p. 109
Addiction and Ego Function	p. 147
A General Theory of Addictions: A New Theoretical Model	p. 166
The Psychodynamics of Pathological Gambling: A Review of the Literature	p. 184
Case Studies
The Psychoanalysis of a Drug Addict	p. 217
The Mirror Transference in the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy of Alcoholism: A Case Report	p. 243
Transference and Countertransference
A Transference Phenomenon in Alcoholics: Its Therapeutic Implications	p. 269
The Personality of the Alcoholic as an Impediment to Psychotherapy	p. 276
Transference Phenomena in the Treatment of Addictive Illness: Love and Hate in Methadone Maintenance	p. 284
Countertransferential and Attitudinal Considerations in the Treatment of Drug Abuse and Addiction	p. 292
Modifications in Psychoanalytic Technique
Practical and Theoretical Considerations in the Psychotherapy of Alcoholism	p. 315
Rationale for the Technique of Psychotherapy with Alcoholics	p. 325
The Disease Concept and Psychoanalysis
The Traditional Model of Alcoholism	p. 351
Psychoanalysis and Substance Abuse: Toward a More Effective Approach	p. 354
Recovery Oriented Psychotherapy	p. 372
Psychiatric Illness and Addiction
"Psychiatric Severity" as a Predictor of Outcome from Substance Abuse Treatments	p. 391
The Self-Medication Hypothesis of Addictive Disorders: Focus on Heroin and Cocaine Dependence	p. 429
Substance Abuse as an Attempt at Self-Medication	p. 441
Parallels and Paradigms	p. 453
References	p. 497
Index	p. 507
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