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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818619603321

Titolo

Substance use disorders / / edited by Antoine Douaihy, Dennis Daley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-19-938772-9

0-19-933719-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (412 p.)

Collana

Pittsburgh pocket psychiatry series

Altri autori (Persone)

DouaihyAntoine B. <1965->

DaleyDennis C

Disciplina

616.86

Soggetti

Substance abuse

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

Epidemiology and diagnostic classification of substance use disorders -- Neurobiology of substance use disorders -- Psychological aspects of substance use disorders, treatment, and recovery -- Socio-environmental aspects of substance use disorders -- Substances of abuse and their clinical implications -- Screening, diagnostic approaches and essential elements of treatment for substance use disorders -- Pharmacotherapy of substance use disorders -- Psychosocial interventions for substance use disorders -- Relapse prevention -- Hepatitis C virus, HIV/AIDS and substance use disorders -- Co-occurring disorders -- Adolescent substance use disorders -- Prevention and harm reduction interventions.

Sommario/riassunto

Written by experienced clinicians and researchers, this book provides a comprehensive overview of substance use disorders. It integrates evidenced-based practices with clinical wisdom of practitioners from several disciplines. Most importantly, this book provides practical strategies to help patients with substance use disorders in a range of treatment settings.