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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782959603321

Titolo

Neuroscience of psychoactive substance use and dependence [[electronic resource] /] / World Health Organization

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : World Health Organization, c2004

ISBN

1-280-06161-8

9786610061617

1-4175-2628-9

92-4-068105-1

Descrizione fisica

xx, 264 p. : ill

Disciplina

615/.788

Soggetti

Psychotropic drugs - Physiological effect

Substance abuse - Physiological effect

Psychopharmacology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Brain mechanisms: neurobiology and neuroanatomy -- Biobehavioural processes underlying dependence -- Psychopharmacology of dependence for different drug classes -- Genetic basis of substance dependence -- Concurrent disorders -- Ethical issues in neuroscience research on substance dependence treatment and prevention -- Conclusion and implications for public health policy.