Substance Abuse
A Comprehensive Textbook
4th Edition
Published on 4. October 2004
Book
Hardback
1200 pages
978-0-7817-3474-5 (ISBN)
Description
This premier text on substance abuse and addictive behaviors is now in its updated and expanded fourth edition, with up-to-the-minute insights from more than 150 experts at the front lines of patient management and research. This edition features expanded coverage of the neurobiology of abused substances, new pharmacologic therapies for addictions, and complete information on 'club drugs' such as Ecstasy. New sections focus on addiction in children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly and women's health issues, including pregnancy. The expanded behavioral addictions section now includes hoarding, shopping, and computer/Internet abuse. This title includes access to a Companion wesbite that has fully searchable text.
This premier text on substance abuse and addictive behaviors is now in its updated and expanded fourth edition, with up-to-the-minute insights from more than 150 experts at the front lines of patient management and research. This edition features expanded coverage of the neurobiology of abused substances, new pharmacologic therapies for addictions, and complete information on 'club drugs' such as Ecstasy. New sections focus on addiction in children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly and women's health issues, including pregnancy. The expanded behavioral addictions section now includes hoarding, shopping, and computer/Internet abuse. This title includes access to a Companion wesbite that has fully searchable text.
This premier text on substance abuse and addictive behaviors is now in its updated and expanded fourth edition, with up-to-the-minute insights from more than 150 experts at the front lines of patient management and research. This edition features expanded coverage of the neurobiology of abused substances, new pharmacologic therapies for addictions, and complete information on 'club drugs' such as Ecstasy. New sections focus on addiction in children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly and women's health issues, including pregnancy. The expanded behavioral addictions section now includes hoarding, shopping, and computer/Internet abuse. This title includes access to a Companion wesbite that has fully searchable text.
Reviews / Votes
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Volume 9, Issue 67 -- "This is the textbook that must be on your shelf. The book provides an intensive treatment of a breadth of topics related to the field of addiction psychiatry. The chapters are highly variable in quality and comprehensiveness. The chapters, written by leaders in the field, are of extremely high quality. This is an important book that covers almost anything that might be of interest to anyone in the field"Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Volume 9, Issue 67 -- "This is the textbook that must be on your shelf. The book provides an intensive treatment of a breadth of topics related to the field of addiction psychiatry. The chapters are highly variable in quality and comprehensiveness. The chapters, written by leaders in the field, are of extremely high quality. This is an important book that covers almost anything that might be of interest to anyone in the field"
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Series
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
38
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 203 mm
Weight
3175 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7817-3474-5 (9780781734745)
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Content
FOUNDATIONS History Epidemiology US Federal Policy DETERMINANTS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE & DEPENDENCE Genetics Brain Reward Mechanisms Psychodynamics Sociocultural Issues SUBSTANCES OF ABUSE Alcohol (Neurobiology) Alcohol (Clinical Aspects) Opiates (Neurobiology) Opiates (Clinical Aspects) Cocaine/Crack (Neurobiology) Crack/Cocaine (Clinical Aspects) Marijuana (Neurobiology) Marijuana (Clinical Aspects) Amphetamines and Other Stimulants Hypnotics, Sedatives Hallucinogens Phencyclidine (PCP) Inhalants Designer Drugs (Club Drugs) MDMA/Ecstacy Nicotine Caffeine Anabolic/Androgenic Steroids Prescription Opiate Abuse RELATED COMPULSIVE AND ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS Eating Disorders Pathologic Gambling Addiction and Cults Sexual Addiction Internet/Computer Addiction Collection, Accumulation and Hoarding ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION Diagnostic Interview and Classification Diagnostic Laboratory TREATMENT APPROACHES Detoxification Alcoholics Anonymous Alternative Support Groups & Secular Organizations The Therapeutic Community Methadone Maintenance Buprenorphine Alternate Pharmacotherapies Individual Therapy Structured Outpatient Group Therapy Family and Marital Therapy Compulsory/Mandatory Treatment Treatment in Prisons and Jails Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies Network Therapy Acupuncture Religious Approaches Relapse Prevention Treatment Outcomes MANAGEMENT OF ASSOCIATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS Maternal and Neonatal The Medically Ill Abuser Acute and Chronic Pain Management Patients with Psychopathology HIV INFECTION AND AIDS Epidemiology/Public Health Perspectives Medical Complications and Treatment Neuropsychiatric Complications Psychological Sequelae LIFE CYCLE Children of Substance Abusing Parents Adolescents The Elderly WOMEN'S ISSUES Alcohol and Women Drugs and Women Women's Research and Policy Issues ETHNIC POPULATIONS African Americans Hispanic Americans Asian Americans Native Americans OTHER POPULATIONS Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals The Homeless Persons with Disabilities Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals New Immigrants and Refugees MODELS OF PREVENTION School-Based Programs Harm Reduction Family, Church, and Community Public Health Approaches TRAINING AND EDUCATION Physicians Other Clinical Personnel Forensic Training in Addiction (?) POLICY ISSUES Role of Advocacy The Workplace Private and Public Insurance/Managed Care Ethical and Legal Aspects of Confidentiality Clinical and Societal Implications of Drug Legalization