While the war on drugs continues to attract world attention, it is often overlooked that alcoholism remains a major worldwide health concern. No matter what your expertise, the CRC Handbook of Alcoholism can help you acquire the necessary skills to treat problem drinkers and alcohol-dependent patients.
In three sections - Patient Care, Research, and Useful Data and Definitions - this comprehensive handbook not only addresses the underlying psychological problems of alcoholism, but helps you to better diagnose and treat the nonpsychiatric medical disorders caused by the disease.
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"There is no comparable guide to the merits of different cognitive tests, which remains a gap in many texts concerned with alcohol-related problems. This book will find a very valuable place in the library of hospitals and clinics that work with individuals who have drinking problems. It is perhaps most useful for the information it contains about the biological and clinical aspects of alcohol and its advice about pharmacological therapies. In this respect, it deserves to be widely available as a source for reference and guidance."
Alcohol and Alcoholism
"This thorough and current book is well laid out and easy to read. Its use of quick-reference tables on the inside covers and the useful data and definitions section present pertinent information in a readily accessible manner important to busy primary care physicians"
-Doody Publishing
"...this is a most useful monograph for the practical information that it contains and for its summary of the main areas of research. This monograph will be a useful reference source for all hospital and academic libraries."
-Human Psychopharmacology and Clinical Exp, 2001; 16:429-432
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85 Tables, black and white; 11 Halftones, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white
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Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
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978-0-8493-7801-0 (9780849378010)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Gerald Zernig, Consultant, Innsbruck, Austria. Alois Saria, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. Martin Kurz, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. Stephanie O'Malley, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Unassisted Emergency Management of Acute Alcohol Intoxication PATIENT CARE Screening and Diagnosis First Contact and Early Intervention Natural History Laboratory Parameters Psychometric Screening Instruments Acute Treatment Acute Alcohol Intoxication Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Alcohol-Induced Psychotic Disorders Treatment of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Overview and Outlook Psychotherapy Pharmacotherapy Adolescent Patients Geriatric Patients Women Primary Care Setting Treatment of Non-Psychiatric Alcohol-Related Disorders Nervous System Liver Gastrointestinal System and Pancreas Cardiovascular System Kidney and Electrolyte Disturbances Immune System Endocrine Disorders Vitamin Deficiencies, Zinc Deficiency, and Anaphylactic Reactions Skin Alcohol Embryopathy RESEARCH Epidemiology Comorbidity Heritability Pathogenesis of Alcoholic Liver Disease Harmful Alcohol Consumption Psychometric Instruments to Evaluate Outcome in Alcoholism Treatment Meta-Analysis of Pharmacotherapeutic Trials Calculating a Meta-Analysis on Your Own Patient-to-Treatment Matching Molecular Pharmacology and Neuroanatomy Behavioral Pharmacology Controversial Research Areas USEFUL DATA AND DEFINITIONS Physicochemical Properties of Ethanol How to Calculate Maximum Blood Alcohol Levels After A Drinking Event Basic Pharmacokinetics of Ethanol Drug Interactions With Alcohol Definitions of a Standard Drink Harmful Alcohol Consumption DSM-IV and ICD-10 Definitions of Alcohol Alphabetical List of Psychometric Instruments Including Validated Translations Useful (Internet) Addresses Abbreviations Used Alcohol of Common Drinks and Unit Conversion Table
