Psychology › Section P · Therapy and treatment › Topic P.4
Treating substance-related and addictive disorders
Addiction is treated differently from most disorders because it tends to last, to return after periods of recovery, and to tangle with health, family, work and the law. This topic explains how treatment is organised and what the evidence says works. It is education only, never advice about anyone's use or treatment.
In this topic
- Why addiction is a special case
- A chronic, relapsing condition
- The goals of treatment
- Withdrawal management and medications
- Behavioural therapies
- Worked example: a relapse-prevention plan
- What makes treatment effective
- Co-occurring disorders
- Worked example: integrated treatment
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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