Philip J. Flores, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has worked extensively for the past twenty years in the area of addictive disorders and group therapy. He is a fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and holds a Certificate of Proficiency in the Treatment of Alcohol and Other Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders issued by the American Psychological Association. Dr. Flores is adjunct faculty at Georgia State University and is supervisor of group psychotherapy at Emory University. In addition to his book Group Psychotherapy with Addiction Populations, he has published numerous workshops locally and nationally on these two subjects. Dr. Flores and his wife, Lisa Mahon, Ph.D., continue to run several outpatient psychotherapy groups a week in their private practice.

This text excels in its discussion of how attachment theory informs the therapeutic alliance (what some would call 'professional use of self') and in explaining how and why therapy works.

• Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 Addiction as an Attachment DisorderChapter 3 Substance Abuse as a Consequence of and Solution for Impaired Attachment RelationshipsChapter 4 Attachment Theory: Implications for TreatmentChapter 5 Addiction: An Attempt at Self-Repair that FailsChapter 6 Neurophysiology and AttachmentChapter 7 Avoidant Society: Cultural Roots of Impaired AttachmentChapter 8 Rules for Effective Treatment: An Attachment PerspectiveChapter 9 Early Treatment: Creating the Capacity for AttachmentChapter 10 Late-Stage Treatment IssuesChapter 11 Attachment and Group TherapyChapter 12 Attachment and the Therapeutic AllianceChapter 13 Addiction and Attachment-Oriented Therapy: Long-Term ImplicationsChapter 14 ConclusionsChapter 15 References

Philip J. Flores, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has worked extensively for the past twenty years in the area of addictive disorders and group therapy. He is a fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and holds a Certificate of Proficiency in the Treatment of Alcohol and Other Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders issued by the American Psychological Association. Dr. Flores is adjunct faculty at Georgia State University and is supervisor of group psychotherapy at Emory University. In addition to his book Group Psychotherapy with Addiction Populations, he has published numerous workshops locally and nationally on these two subjects. Dr. Flores and his wife, Lisa Mahon, Ph.D., continue to run several outpatient psychotherapy groups a week in their private practice.

This text excels in its discussion of how attachment theory informs the therapeutic alliance (what some would call 'professional use of self') and in explaining how and why therapy works.

• Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 Addiction as an Attachment DisorderChapter 3 Substance Abuse as a Consequence of and Solution for Impaired Attachment RelationshipsChapter 4 Attachment Theory: Implications for TreatmentChapter 5 Addiction: An Attempt at Self-Repair that FailsChapter 6 Neurophysiology and AttachmentChapter 7 Avoidant Society: Cultural Roots of Impaired AttachmentChapter 8 Rules for Effective Treatment: An Attachment PerspectiveChapter 9 Early Treatment: Creating the Capacity for AttachmentChapter 10 Late-Stage Treatment IssuesChapter 11 Attachment and Group TherapyChapter 12 Attachment and the Therapeutic AllianceChapter 13 Addiction and Attachment-Oriented Therapy: Long-Term ImplicationsChapter 14 ConclusionsChapter 15 References

Philip J. Flores, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has worked extensively for the past twenty years in the area of addictive disorders and group therapy. He is a fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and holds a Certificate of Proficiency in the Treatment of Alcohol and Other Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders issued by the American Psychological Association. Dr. Flores is adjunct faculty at Georgia State University and is supervisor of group psychotherapy at Emory University. In addition to his book Group Psychotherapy with Addiction Populations, he has published numerous workshops locally and nationally on these two subjects. Dr. Flores and his wife, Lisa Mahon, Ph.D., continue to run several outpatient psychotherapy groups a week in their private practice.

This text excels in its discussion of how attachment theory informs the therapeutic alliance (what some would call 'professional use of self') and in explaining how and why therapy works.

• Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 Addiction as an Attachment DisorderChapter 3 Substance Abuse as a Consequence of and Solution for Impaired Attachment RelationshipsChapter 4 Attachment Theory: Implications for TreatmentChapter 5 Addiction: An Attempt at Self-Repair that FailsChapter 6 Neurophysiology and AttachmentChapter 7 Avoidant Society: Cultural Roots of Impaired AttachmentChapter 8 Rules for Effective Treatment: An Attachment PerspectiveChapter 9 Early Treatment: Creating the Capacity for AttachmentChapter 10 Late-Stage Treatment IssuesChapter 11 Attachment and Group TherapyChapter 12 Attachment and the Therapeutic AllianceChapter 13 Addiction and Attachment-Oriented Therapy: Long-Term ImplicationsChapter 14 ConclusionsChapter 15 References