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.
Features
--Provides all the information health care professionals need to diagnose and treat addictive disorders and associated medical conditions
About the Author(s)
- Pedro Ruiz MD
- Professor and Executive Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami FL
- Eric C Strain MD
- Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- John G Langrod ACSW, CASAC, LCSWR, PhD
- Director of Admissions and Evaluation, Division of Substance Abuse, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY
Specs
- Product Format: Softbound
- ISBN: 9780781760454
- Trim Size: 6.125 x 9.125
- Pages: 528
- Pub Date: Apr 26, 2007
- Weight: 2.0
Associated Specialties
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
