Joan Ellen Zweben
Biographic Data
| ID | 7240608 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joan Ellen Zweben |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joan Ellen |
| FAMILY NAME | Zweben |
| SIGNATURE | ZWEBEN J E |
| AFFILIATIONS | a 14th Street Clinic and Medical Group & East Bay Community Recovery Project , Oakland , California |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 22 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Challenges in Moving from a Traditional Therapeutic COmmunity to a Women and Children's TC Model
With the advent of specialized programs for addicted women and their children, some of the traditional methods used by therapeutic communities have been undergoing significant changes. This article examines the issues that are important for treatment providers to consider as they move from individual client and community orientation to a mother-child/family-centered and community approach. The major adaptations suggested are divided into three ca…
Psychotherapy of Addicted Persons
Traumatic Experiences and Substance Abuse
This article examines the relationships between various types of traumatic experiences and addictive behavior, with an eye to formulating effective treatment strategies. Interventions in the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related fields are reviewed in an effort to understand how best to integrate them into substance abuse treatment. The recovery-oriented therapy model is used as a framework to define treatment tasks at each stage of th…
Addressing Treatment Needs of Southeast Asian Mien Opium Users in California
This report describes efforts in progress to meet the needs of opium smoking Mien immigrants in Oakland, California. Translating concepts of addiction and recovery into terms that are culturally relevant constitutes the basis for efforts to assist the Mien to adjust to an opium-free lifestyle. The acceptability and utility of clonidine, acupuncture, methadone, counseling, support groups, and other medical services are discussed
Strategies for Breaking Marijuana Dependence
Counseling Issues in Methadone Maintenance Treatment
This article reviews some of the issues and dilemmas faced by methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs counselors. The context in which MMT occurs sets the tone and constraints within which clinicians must find ways to be effective; negative attitudes and tensions with regulatory agencies have a strong impact. Coexisting disorders, particularly depression and thought disorders, are discussed and special medication considerations are noted. …
Methadone Maintenance Treatment
The doctor-patient interaction in the methadone maintenance treatment clinic is qualitatively different from general medical settings. The patient presents with a specific request for treatment of opioid dependence, most often having already selected the methadone treatment modality, and the initial contact is centered around obtaining methadone. Addiction and needle use increase susceptibility to life-threatening illnesses, such as syphilis, end…
Psychotic Conditions and Substance Use
This article examines several circumstances in which psychotic symptoms coexist with substance abuse. It reviews psychotic states that may occur as a result of alcohol and other drug use, including intoxication, overdose and withdrawal, offering medication guidelines for managing these situations. It also examines psychiatric disturbances in which psychotic symptoms are recurrent features, exploring patients' self-medication practices and some st…
Considerations in Using Psychotropic Medication with Dual Diagnosis Patients in Recovery
This article addresses some of the issues that arise when chemically dependent patients with coexisting psychiatric disorders require medication. A history of chemical dependence may alter prescribing practices, as certain medications may have a higher abuse potential or may enhance the danger of relapse to the primary drug of abuse. Recovering patients have complex attitudes and feelings toward medications that need to be explored, particularly …
Legal Vulnerabilities in the Treatment of Chemically Dependent Dual Diagnosis Patients
Substance abusing patients with significant psychiatric disorders can present unique legal vulnerabilities for treatment professionals. The tendency within the chemical dependency community to treat patients uniformly can militate against the individualized treatment planning that satisfies legal obligations to act in the best interest of the patient. The failure to adequately consider both the psychiatric disorder and substance abuse problem may…
Strategies for Breaking Marijuana Dependence
(1992). Strategies for Breaking Marijuana Dependence. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 24, Anthology Series I: Smokable Drugs, pp. 165-171
Misunderstandings About Methadone
Treating Adult Children of Alcoholics
Ethics for Addiction Professionals
Recovery-oriented Psychotherapy
Relapse Prevention
Eating Disorders and Substance Abuse
Clinicians involved in substance abuse treatment have been aware for some time that women with alcohol or other drug abuse problems also frequently suffer from eating disorders. Some of the similarities, such as feelings of shame, need to hide the behavior, and the compulsive quality have led to speculations of an underlying common dynamic, and possibly to common organic predisposing factors. The treatment challenge is complex: One does not have …
Can the Patient on Medication Be Sent to 12-Step Programs
Alcoholism and other drug dependence treatment professionals have long been concerned about the patient on psychotropic medication who may be told by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) members that this is incompatible with the 12-Step program . Historically, alcoholics and other drug abusers have used illegal and prescription drugs, both in conjunction with alcohol and as a substitute for alcohol, thus sidetracking their recovery. Many were able to manip…
Bridging the Gap
Treating Cocaine Dependence
The basic treatment principles for addiction are consistent, regardless of whether the drug of choice is alcohol, heroin or cocaine. However, attention to the distinctive characteristics of both a particular class of drugs, such as stimulants, and the populations that use them, gives counselors and programs a distinct advantage in treatment. This advantage is particularly powerful in the early stages of treatment, in which simply increasing the t…
Changing Attitudes and Policies Toward Alcohol Use in the Therapeutic Community
(1986). Changing Attitudes and Policies Toward Alcohol Use in the Therapeutic Community. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 18, The Therapeutic Community: The Third Decade, pp. 253-260
Coercion in the Therapeutic Community
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Coercion in the Therapeutic Community
Treating Cocaine Dependence
The basic treatment principles for addiction are consistent, regardless of whether the drug of choice is alcohol, heroin or cocaine. However, attention to the distinctive characteristics of both a particular class of drugs, such as stimulants, and the populations that use them, gives counselors and programs a distinct advantage in treatment. This advantage is particularly powerful in the early stages of treatment, in which simply increasing the t…
Changing Attitudes and Policies Toward Alcohol Use in the Therapeutic Community
(1986). Changing Attitudes and Policies Toward Alcohol Use in the Therapeutic Community. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 18, The Therapeutic Community: The Third Decade, pp. 253-260
Recovery-oriented Psychotherapy
Relapse Prevention
Eating Disorders and Substance Abuse
Clinicians involved in substance abuse treatment have been aware for some time that women with alcohol or other drug abuse problems also frequently suffer from eating disorders. Some of the similarities, such as feelings of shame, need to hide the behavior, and the compulsive quality have led to speculations of an underlying common dynamic, and possibly to common organic predisposing factors. The treatment challenge is complex: One does not have …
Can the Patient on Medication Be Sent to 12-Step Programs
Alcoholism and other drug dependence treatment professionals have long been concerned about the patient on psychotropic medication who may be told by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) members that this is incompatible with the 12-Step program . Historically, alcoholics and other drug abusers have used illegal and prescription drugs, both in conjunction with alcohol and as a substitute for alcohol, thus sidetracking their recovery. Many were able to manip…
Bridging the Gap
Strategies for Breaking Marijuana Dependence
(1992). Strategies for Breaking Marijuana Dependence. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 24, Anthology Series I: Smokable Drugs, pp. 165-171
Misunderstandings About Methadone
Treating Adult Children of Alcoholics
Ethics for Addiction Professionals
Considerations in Using Psychotropic Medication with Dual Diagnosis Patients in Recovery
This article addresses some of the issues that arise when chemically dependent patients with coexisting psychiatric disorders require medication. A history of chemical dependence may alter prescribing practices, as certain medications may have a higher abuse potential or may enhance the danger of relapse to the primary drug of abuse. Recovering patients have complex attitudes and feelings toward medications that need to be explored, particularly …
Legal Vulnerabilities in the Treatment of Chemically Dependent Dual Diagnosis Patients
Substance abusing patients with significant psychiatric disorders can present unique legal vulnerabilities for treatment professionals. The tendency within the chemical dependency community to treat patients uniformly can militate against the individualized treatment planning that satisfies legal obligations to act in the best interest of the patient. The failure to adequately consider both the psychiatric disorder and substance abuse problem may…
Counseling Issues in Methadone Maintenance Treatment
This article reviews some of the issues and dilemmas faced by methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs counselors. The context in which MMT occurs sets the tone and constraints within which clinicians must find ways to be effective; negative attitudes and tensions with regulatory agencies have a strong impact. Coexisting disorders, particularly depression and thought disorders, are discussed and special medication considerations are noted. …
Methadone Maintenance Treatment
The doctor-patient interaction in the methadone maintenance treatment clinic is qualitatively different from general medical settings. The patient presents with a specific request for treatment of opioid dependence, most often having already selected the methadone treatment modality, and the initial contact is centered around obtaining methadone. Addiction and needle use increase susceptibility to life-threatening illnesses, such as syphilis, end…
Psychotic Conditions and Substance Use
This article examines several circumstances in which psychotic symptoms coexist with substance abuse. It reviews psychotic states that may occur as a result of alcohol and other drug use, including intoxication, overdose and withdrawal, offering medication guidelines for managing these situations. It also examines psychiatric disturbances in which psychotic symptoms are recurrent features, exploring patients' self-medication practices and some st…
Strategies for Breaking Marijuana Dependence
Addressing Treatment Needs of Southeast Asian Mien Opium Users in California
This report describes efforts in progress to meet the needs of opium smoking Mien immigrants in Oakland, California. Translating concepts of addiction and recovery into terms that are culturally relevant constitutes the basis for efforts to assist the Mien to adjust to an opium-free lifestyle. The acceptability and utility of clonidine, acupuncture, methadone, counseling, support groups, and other medical services are discussed
Traumatic Experiences and Substance Abuse
This article examines the relationships between various types of traumatic experiences and addictive behavior, with an eye to formulating effective treatment strategies. Interventions in the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related fields are reviewed in an effort to understand how best to integrate them into substance abuse treatment. The recovery-oriented therapy model is used as a framework to define treatment tasks at each stage of th…
Psychotherapy of Addicted Persons
Challenges in Moving from a Traditional Therapeutic COmmunity to a Women and Children's TC Model
With the advent of specialized programs for addicted women and their children, some of the traditional methods used by therapeutic communities have been undergoing significant changes. This article examines the issues that are important for treatment providers to consider as they move from individual client and community orientation to a mother-child/family-centered and community approach. The major adaptations suggested are divided into three ca…
Psychiatry (20 works) · Psychology (20 works) · Medicine (17 works) · Psychotherapist (10 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (7 works) · Methadone (5 works) · Schizophrenia research and treatment (5 works) · Substance abuse (5 works) · Addiction (4 works) · Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency (3 works)