Psycho-Social Perspective of Substance Abuse in India: Retrospect & Prospect
Keywords:
Substance Use, Internet use, retrospect, prospectAbstract
Substance abuse is known to be a Bio psychosocial problem which emphasises management of this problem with the help of a multidisciplinary team including family, community and state. In the Golden Jubilee year of IJCP, retrospectively taking into account the contributions of Clinical Psychologists as Mental Health Professionals in this area has a relevance. So that priority areas of service delivery with more effective awareness generation programmes for the families and community with a focus on rehabilitation are promoted in our future work.Intention of the author is to take into account the contribution of Clinical Psychologists in the last 5 decades; conveyed as Psycho-social Perspective in the current context. Which includes Evidence based Diagnostic/ Psychosocial assessment, Therapeutic Approaches (Supportive, Behavioural, Psych educative and Counselling to assist clients and their families); Relapse Prevention, training and updating skills of Clinical Psychologists to work in this area, an exploration of protective factors and personality characteristics of substance users.
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