Anger Management Based Alcohol Treatment: Integrated Therapy for Anger and Alcohol Use Disorder

Anger Management-Based Alcohol Treatment provides mental health professionals with specialized clinical techniques and strategies for assessing and treating comorbid alcoholism and anger emotions. This hands-on guide empowers clinicians in teaching anger management skills to drinkers with alcohol use disorder, helping these patients learn cognitive and relaxation skills, thus reducing anger and disconnecting the anger-alcohol linkage. Case studies and vignettes based on clinical experience are laced throughout the book, and include therapeutic techniques that can be put into immediate practice. The book also features effective ways clients can self-monitor their craving and anger emotions, ethnicity considerations in anger and drinking, and adaptation of anger management therapy to group therapy settings.

Provides clinicians with easily-integrated anger management techniques that have been proven to treat alcohol use disorderSummarizes the empirical literature on drinking and angerProvides a clear framework for assessing the anger-alcohol linkageDiscusses effective methods for client self-monitoring of cravingIncludes case studies on anger management-based alcohol therapyLooks at use of anger management therapy in treating other addictions, such as smoking and gambling

Section 1 Basis for Anger Management-based Alcohol Treatment 1. Introduction 2. Brief Overview of Alcohol Use Disorder 3. Overview of Anger-related Emotions 4. The Anger – Alcohol Connection

Section 2 Assessment and Preparation 5. Assessment Instruments and Considerations 6. Preparation for Anger Management-based Alcohol Treatment

Section 3 Anger Management-based Alcohol Treatment Techniques 7. Self-Monitoring and Self-Awareness 8. Sobriety Skills 9. Relaxation Coping Skills 10. Cognitive Coping Skills 11. Coping Skills Rehearsal 12. Relapse Prevention 13. Putting It All Together

Section 4 Other Topics and Issues 14. Gender and Client Diversity 15. Broader Implications and Final Thoughts

Appendix A: Worksheets and Handouts B: Assessment Measures