For Clinicians

Caron Renaissance has long been known for its commitment to clinical excellence. The determination to stay on the leading edge of new findings in the field of addiction treatment has resulted in the current development of new treatment services in the realm of Attachment Disorder Therapy. The recognition of addiction as an interactive disorder involving multiple substances and compulsions both complicates- and simplifies- the clinical approach taken by Caron Renaissance. Interestingly, both of these new clinical emphases were actually recognized by some of the early recovery pioneers in the fields of addiction recovery itself and family systems theory. Following are some articles and findings on topics of interest for clinicians who wish to make a deeper study of these issues.

 

The Psychodynamic Approach to Addiction - by Sid Goodman

 

Clinical Philosophy - by Sid Goodman

 

Addiction Medicine Services at Caron Renaissance - by Dr. Stanley J. Evans

 

Attachment Disorder - by Philip J. Fiores, Ph.D.

 

Addiction Interaction Disorder - by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.

 

Psychological Dependency in Rehab Patients - The Concept of Recovery - by Barry Shiparo, D.O.

 

Suggested Reading List:

Addiction as an Attachment Disorder
Philip J. Flores Ph.D.

Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow
Judith Viorst

A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting
Hara Estroff Marano

Before It's Too Late
Stanton Samenow, PhD

Now That You Know: A Parents' Guide to Understanding Their Gay and Lesbian Children, Updated Edition
Betty Fairchild and Nancy Hayward

Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia
Marya Hornbacher

Boundaries, Where You End and I Begin
Anne Katherine 

Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation and Guilt to Manipulate You
Susan Forward, PhD with Donna Frazier 

Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited
Samuel Vaknin, PhD

Silently Seduced: When Parents Make Their Children Partners - Understanding Covert Incest
Kenneth M. Adams, PhD 

Narcissism and Intimacy: Love and Marriage in the Age of Confusion
Marion Solomon 

The Myth of The Perfect Mother - Parenting Without Guilt
Jane Swigart, PhD 

I Hate You Don't Leave Me
Gerold J. Kreisman, MD and Hal Straus 

Adult Children of Alcoholics: Expanded Edition
Janet Woititz, Ed.D