Addictions are a public health problem and physicians are obliged to know how to intervene optimally. If you also want to learn about this field of work, then this Professional master’s degree is for you"

In recent years, the UN has increased its estimate of deaths related to drug use worldwide to an estimated 585,000 in 2017, up from the 450,000 deaths it estimated occurred in 2015.

Among the most lethal drugs are opioids, which are behind two-thirds of recorded deaths. In the EEUU alone, overdose deaths in 2017 totaled 47,000. The UN estimates that some 42 million years of "healthy" life were lost due to premature deaths and years lived with some disability due to drug use. 

In recent decades, those addictions where there’s no substance that produces dependence, but rather a habit or behavior have also been added to the list of addictions which require treatment. This is the case of pathological gambling and addiction to new technologies, which are causing serious psychological and social health problems in both adults and young people. For these cases, medicine has also developed treatments that seek to reduce and eliminate the habits and behaviors. Aware of this reality, the teaching team of this Professional master’s degree in Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Addictions has made a careful selection of each of the topics in this program. 

As it is a Professional master’s degree completely online, students are not bound by fixed schedules or the need to move to another physical location, rather, they can access the content at any time of the day, balancing their professional or personal life with their academic life. 

Likewise, the physician will have access to a series of unique and complementary Masterclasses, given by an internationally renowned eminent professor. With his in-depth knowledge and vast background in the field of Behavioral Neuroscience, he will effectively guide graduates, enabling them to acquire the essential skills to keep abreast of the latest innovations in the Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Addictions. 

You will broaden your knowledge of Cognitive-Behavioral Addiction Treatment through Masterclasses led by an international specialist in Behavioral Neuroscience" 

This Professional master’s degree in Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Addictions contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Development of clinical cases presented by professional experts 
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• New diagnostic and therapeutic developments in the assessment, diagnosis and intervention of the biological and neurological processes that explain mental illness
• It contains practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• With special emphasis on evidence-based medicine and research methodologies
• All of this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Smoking, drug addiction or alcoholism are just some of the addictions that will be studied in this Professional master’s degree, paying special attention to the most effective treatment for these pathologies"

The program includes in its teaching staff, professionals belonging to the field of medicine, who bring to this training their work experience, as well as recognized specialists belonging to leading scientific societies of reference.

Thanks to its multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology, they will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, that is to say, a simulated environment that will provide an immersive learning programmed to prepare for real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the course. For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

The latest developments in the world of medical treatment of addictions compiled in an online program, 100% practical and eminently professionalizing"

Increase your confidence in decision-making by updating your knowledge through this Professional master’s degree in Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Addictions and improve the care of your patients"

TECH professionals are fully aware that, in today's working world, learning from theoretical content is useless if the student does not know how to put it into practice. For this reason, this University goes a step further and offers content based on theory, but designed to be applied in practice. Therefore, during the course of the Professional master’s degree, students will review various practical cases where they can put into action what they have learned. It is this approach that has made TECH's methodology internationally recognized.

You will learn how to put into practice the most effective methods for dealing with addictions. All this, from the best teaching material”

Module 1. Current Classification of Addictions and Their Basic Concepts

1.1. Situation of Drugs at the International Level
1.2. Epidemiology of Addictions
1.3. Neurobiology of Addiction
1.4. Psychosocial Factors Related to Addictions
1.5. The Role of the Psychologist in the Treatment of Addictions
1.6. Classification of Substances Which Lead to Addiction
1.7. Basic Concepts in Addictions: Use, Abuse. Dependence, Tolerance, Abstinence, Craving, Polyconsumption
1.8. Classification of Disorders Related to Substance Abuse and Addictive Disorders
1.9. Classification of Non-Substance-Related Addictive Disorders
1.10. Comorbidity and Dual Pathology

Module 2. Assessment, Prevention and Psychological Treatment in Addictions

2.1. Assessment of the Physical Field and General State of Health
2.2. Assessment Through Laboratory Tests
2.3. Assessment of Neuropsychological Aspects
2.4. Assessment of Personality and Its Disorders
2.5. Assessment of Mental State and Its Disorders
2.6. Assessment of the Severity of Addiction to Substances
2.7. Assessment of the Severity of Addiction Not Related to Substances
2.8. Assessment of Psychosocial Aspects
2.9. Prevention of Addictions
2.10. Principles to Follow in the Treatment of Addictions
2.11. Therapeutic Objectives in the Treatment of Addictions and Motivation Towards Change
2.12. Transtheoretical Model
2.13. Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment: Commonly Used Techniques
2.14. Treatment Oriented Towards the Family
2.15. Group Therapy
2.16. Other Focuses of Treatment
2.17. Care Resources and Devices and Addiction Treatment

Module 3. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Tobacco Addiction

3.1. Social Concept of Tobacco
3.2. Classification of Problems Related to Tobacco
3.3. Impact and Effect of Tobacco on Health
3.4. Neurobiology of Addiction to Tobacco
3.5. Tobacco Consumption Problems
3.6. Psychological Evaluation in Smoking
3.7. Medical Treatment
3.8. Psychological Treatment: Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment
3.9. Other Therapeutic Interventions and Types of Intervention Programs
3.10. Psychological Intervention in Adolescents
3.11. Approach to Other Pathologies Present in Addiction to Tobacco
3.12. Relapse Prevention and Maintenance

Module 4. Time-Limited Psychotherapy Intervention in Smoking

4.1. Historical and Social Aspects
4.2. Figures Worldwide
4.3. The Consumption of Tobacco and Health
4.4. Tobacco Bias and Explanatory Models of Smoking Behavior
4.5. Tobacco and Psychopathology
4.6. Tobacco and Schizophrenia
4.7. Alcohol and Tobacco
4.8. Smoking Treatment
4.9. Biological Treatment of Abstinence Syndrome
4.10. Behavioral Treatment of Smoking
4.11. Treatment With Time-Limited Psychotherapy (TLP) © ®

4.11.1. Interpersonal Moment of Intervention With TLP
4.11.2. Intrapersonal Moment of Intervention With TLP

4.12. A Real Case is Worth More Than a Thousand Explanations

Module 5. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Alcohol Addiction

5.1. Definition and Classification of Alcoholic Drinks
5.2. Classification of Problems Related to Alcohol
5.3. Impact and Effect of Alcohol on Health
5.4. Neurobiology of Addiction to Alcohol
5.5. Disorders Related to Alcohol
5.6. Psychological Evaluation in Alcohol Addiction
5.7. Medical Treatment
5.8. Psychological Treatment: Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment
5.9. Other Therapeutic Interventions and Types of Intervention Programs
5.10. Psychological Intervention in Adolescents
5.11. Approach to Other Pathologies Present in Addiction to Alcohol
5.12. Relapse Prevention and Maintenance

Module 6. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Cannabis Addiction

6.1. Current Beliefs on Cannabis
6.2. Cannabis and Ways of Consuming It
6.3. Impact and Effect of Cannabis on Health
6.4. Neurobiology of Addiction to Cannabis
6.5. Disorders Related to Cannabis
6.6. Psychological Evaluation in Cannabis Addiction
6.7. Medical Treatment
6.8. Psychological Treatment: Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment
6.9. Other Therapeutic Interventions and Types of Intervention Programs
6.10. Psychological Intervention in Adolescents
6.11. Approach to Other Pathologies Present in Addiction to Cannabis
6.12. Relapse Prevention and Maintenance

Module 7. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Addiction to Psychostimulants: Cocaine, Amphetamines and Synthetic Drugs

7.1. Classification of Psychostimulant Substances
7.2. Ways of Consuming Psychostimulants
7.3. Impact and Effect of Psychostimulants on Health
7.4. Neurobiology of Addiction to Psychostimulants
7.5. Disorders Related to Psychostimulants
7.6. Psychological Evaluation in Psychostimulants Addiction
7.7. Medical Treatment
7.8. Psychological Treatment: Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment
7.9. Other Therapeutic Interventions and Types of Intervention Programs
7.10. Psychological Intervention in Adolescents
7.11. Approach to Other Pathologies Present in Addiction to Psychostimulants
7.12. Relapse Prevention and Maintenance

Module 8. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Heroin and Morphine Addiction

8.1. Classification of Opiates and Opioids
8.2. Ways of Consuming Opiates and Opioids
8.3. Impact and Effect of Heroin and Morphine on Health
8.4. Neurobiology of Addiction to Heroin and Morphine
8.5. Disorders Related to Opiates
8.6. Psychological Evaluation in Opiates Addiction
8.7. Medical Treatment
8.8. Psychological Treatment: Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment
8.9. Other Therapeutic Interventions and Types of Intervention Programs
8.10. Psychosocial Intervention in Special Populations
8.11. Approach to Other Pathologies Present in Addiction to Opiates
8.12.  Relapse Prevention and Maintenance

Module 9. Treatment of Addictions With No Substances: Pathological Gambling, The Internet, New Technology, Emotional Dependency

9.1. Pathological Gambling and Addiction to New Technology
9.2. Classification of Problems Related to Gambling and New Technologies
9.3. Impact and Effect of Non-Substance-Related Addictions on Health
9.4. Evaluation of Addictions Not Related to Substances
9.5. Non-Substance-Related Disorders
9.6. Psychological Evaluation in Addictions to Gambling and New Technologies
9.7. Medical Treatment and Psychological Treatment: Cognitive-- Behavioural Treatment
9.8. Treatment With Time-Limited Psychotherapy
9.9. Psychological Intervention in Adolescents
9.10. Approach to Other Pathologies Present in Addiction Not Related to Substances
9.11. Relapse Prevention and Maintenance

Lay the foundation for a successful professional future by studying the most comprehensive addiction treatment program on the market"