The substance abuse handbook
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The substance abuse handbook
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2007
- : pbk
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Substance abuse
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Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Companion to: Substance abuse : a comprehensive textbook / editors, Joyce H. Lowinson ... [et al.]. 4th ed. 2005
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"The Substance Abuse Handbook" succinctly presents the most clinically relevant information from Lowinson, Ruiz, Millman and Langrod's "Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook, Fourth Edition". In a user-friendly format, this portable handbook provides all the information health care professionals need to diagnose and treat addictive disorders and associated medical conditions. Major sections cover etiological factors, substances of abuse, compulsive and addictive behaviors, evaluation and diagnostic classification, treatment modalities, management of associated medical conditions, substance abuse in children, adolescents, and the elderly, women's issues, special groups and settings, models of prevention, training and education, and policy issues.
Table of Contents
ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS Determinants of Substance Abuse and Dependence SUBSTANCES OF ABUSE Alcohol Opiates Cocaine Marijuana Amphetamines and Other Stimulants Sedative-Hypnotics Hallucinogens Phencyclidine (PCP) Inhalants MDMA/Designer Drugs Nicotine Caffeine Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids COMPULSIVE AND ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS Eating Disorders Pathologic Gambling Sexual Addiction EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSTIC CLASSIFICATION Classification, Diagnosis and Diagnostic Laboratory TREATMENT MODALITIES Detoxification Methadone Treatment Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Alternative Pharmacotherapies for Opioid Addiction Acupuncture Individual Psychotherapy Group Therapy Family/Couples Approaches to Treatment Engagement and Therapy Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy Alcoholics Anonymous The Therapeutic Community Network Therapy Faith-Based Approaches Relapse Prevention Treatment in Prisons and Jails MANAGEMENT OF ASSOCIATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS Maternal and Neonatal Effects of Alcohol and Drugs Medical Complications of Drug Use HIV Infections and AIDS Acute and Chronic Pain Substance Use Disorders in Individuals with Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders LIFE CYCLE Substance Abuse and the Life Cycle: Children, Adolescents, and the Elderly WOMEN'S ISSUES Alcohol and Drugs Among Women SPECIAL GROUPS/SETTINGS Disability and Rehabilitation Issues The Workplace and Methadone Advocacy Physicians and Other Health Professionals MODELS OF PREVENTION The Public Health Approach to the Prevention of Substance Abuse TRAINING AND EDUCATION Medical Education and Clinical Personnel Training Forensics POLICY ISSUES Treatment for Alcohol and Drug Dependence: Workforce, Financing, and Emerging Policies
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