Identification and Treatment of Alcohol Depenedency
1st Edition
Published on 30. November 2008
416 pages
978-1-907830-16-7 (ISBN)
Description
Editor Colin Martin and his contributors provide an excellent guide on how to offer balanced support and advice for people with alcohol dependency. All aspects are covered, from the physical implications of alcohol misuse to the complex care needs of clients with other social and medical issues such as substance misuse. The book's major strength is that it offers many solutions but never appears to judge the subjects. All aspects are dealt with in an open and fair manner. This book will enable healthcare professionals to make more informed decisions about the complex subject of alcohol dependency.
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Content
- Intro
- Prelims
- Table of contents
- Foreword
- About the contributors
- Introduction
- PART ONE Identification
- Chapter 1 Alcohol dependency - The extent of the problem
- Chapter 2 Assessing alcohol use and misuse in primary care
- Chapter 3 Alcohol problems in the emergency department
- Chapter 4 Dual diagnosis
- Chapter 5 Biomarkers of alcohol abuse
- Chapter 6 Diagnosis and management of alcoholic liver disease
- PART TWO Medical interventions
- Chapter 7 Detoxification
- Chapter 8 Delirium tremens
- Chapter 9 Pharmacological treatment approaches
- Chapter 10 Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
- Chapter 11 Morbid jealousy
- PART THREE Psychological interventions
- Chapter 12 Psychological perspectives on alcohol depenency
- Chapter 13 Motivational interviewing
- Chapter 14 Cognitive-behavioural therapy
- Chapter 15 Can problematic alcohol use be trained away?
- PART FOUR Contemporary issues in identification and treatment
- Chapter 16 The role and value of alcoholics anonymous
- Chapter 17 Controlled drinking in chronic alcoholic depenedency: a therapuetic option?
- Chapter 18 Understanding and assessing the impact of alcoholism on quality of life
- Chapter 19 Sleep, quality of life and alcohol misuse
- Chapter 20 Nutrition in chronic alcoholism: pathophysiological and clinical aspects
- Chapter 21 A psychological model of alcohol dependency
- Chapter 22 Spirituality and alcohol dependence
- PART FIVE Clients with complex needs
- Chapter 23 Alcohol and social exclusion
- Chapter 24 Clients involved with the criminal justice system
- Chapter 25 Eating disorders and substance abuse
- PART SIX Reproductive and developmental concerns
- Chapter 26 Alcohol and fertility
- Chapter 27 Clinical presentation and prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome
- Chapter 28 Children's cognitive development between the ages of 8 and 12 and alcohol consumption
- Concluding comments
- Useful websites
- Index
