Helpful Resources for Addiction
As those who have been touched by addiction know, it can be a very difficult, confusing, and sometimes scary experience. At Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, we want to help individuals, families, and their loved ones weather the storm as best they can. We often recommend reading materials as a useful coping tool for education, increased understanding, and support. Following is a list of books we recommend to our patients as they begin and/or continue their journey of recovery.
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Addiction
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Addiction: Why Can’t They Just Stop?
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John Hoffman and Susan Froemke |
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Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
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Alcoholics Anonymous |
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No More Letting Go
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Debra Jay |
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The Language of Letting Go
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Melody Beattie |
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Staying Sober
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Terence T. Gorski |
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Coping Skills
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AUTHOR
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Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life
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Steven C. Hayes |
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Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
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Susan Jeffers |
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The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, Fourth Edition
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Edmund J. Bourne |
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The Depression Workbook: A Guide for Living with Depression and Manic Depression, Second Edition
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Mary Ellen Copeland and Matthew McKay |
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Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think
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Dennis Greenberger and Christine Padesky |
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Don’t Try Harder, Try Different: A Workbook for Managing Anxiety and Stress
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Patrick B. McGrath, Ph.D. |
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Relaxation and Stress Reduction
Workbook
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Martha David, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, and Matthew McKay |
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Grief, Loss, & Forgiveness
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AUTHOR
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The Grief Recovery Handbook: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death Divorce, and Other Losses
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John W. James and Russell Friedman |
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Forgive for Good
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Dr. Fred Luskin |
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When Bad Things Happen to Good People
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Harold S. Kushner |
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Necessary Losses
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Judith Viorst |
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Health
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AUTHOR
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Living Beyond Your Pain
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Joanne Dahl |
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Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
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Daniel Amen |
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Love & Relationships
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AUTHOR
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Getting the Love You Want |
Harville Hendrix |
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Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder
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Paul T. Mason and Randi Kreger |
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Free Yourself From an Abusive Relationship
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Richard Kraus and Andrea Lissette |
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Bradshaw On: The Family
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John Bradshaw |
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Self-Awareness & Insight
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TITLE
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AUTHOR
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Healing the Shame That Binds You
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John Bradshaw |
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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose
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Eckhart Tolle |
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Breaking Free from the Victim Trap |
Diane Zimberoff |
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The Power of Myth
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Joseph Campbell |
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You’ll See it When you Believe It
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Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
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Living a Life that Matters |
Harold Kushner |
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Overcoming Life's Disappointments
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Harold S. Kushner |
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The Secret |
Rhonda Byrne |
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The Way of the Wizard |
Deepak Chopra |
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Codependent No More |
Melody Beattie |
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Trauma
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AUTHOR
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Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
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Peter A. Levine |
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Women's Issues
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AUTHOR
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The Wisdom of Menopause
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Christiane Northrup |
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A Woman’s Way Through the Twelve Steps
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Stephanie S. Covington, Ph.D. |
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