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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457725003321

Autore

Fisher Gary L

Titolo

Understanding why addicts are not all alike [[electronic resource] ] : recognizing the types and how their differences affect intervention and treatment / / Gary L. Fisher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger, c2011

ISBN

1-283-15048-4

9786613150486

0-313-38708-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Disciplina

362.29

Soggetti

Substance abuse - Patients

Substance abuse - Patients - Rehabilitation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; One: Addicts: Who They Are, What They Do; Two: The Disease Model of Addiction; Three: Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD); Four: Functional Addicts; Five: Implications for Intervention and Treatment; Appendix 1: Classification of Drugs; Appendix 2: Treatment Approaches and Strategies; Appendix 3: Resources; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A new understanding of substance abuse explores treatment issues based on subtypes of addicts, with a special focus on antisocial personality disorder and functional addiction.