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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824546003321

Autore

Windle Michael T

Titolo

Alcohol use among adolescents / / Michael Windle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks : , : Sage Publications, , 1999

©1999

ISBN

0-7619-0919-2

1-322-41876-4

1-4522-6507-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 126 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Developmental clinical psychology and psychiatry series ; ; vol. 42

Disciplina

616.86/1/00835

Soggetti

Teenagers - Alcohol use

Alcoholism - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-115) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Series Editor's Introduction -- Preface -- Chapter 1 - Scope of Adolescent Alcohol Use: An Introduction -- Brief History of Alcohol Use -- Alcohol Use, Substance Use, and Conduct Problems -- Biological Aspects of Alcohol -- Epidemiology of Alcohol-Related Behaviors Among Adolescents -- Epidemiology of Adolescent Alcohol Disorders -- Theories and Models of Adolescent Alcohol Use -- Summary -- Chapter 2 - Measurement and Diagnosis -- Survey Questions -- Screening Measures -- Clinical Diagnosis of Alcohol Disorders -- Summary -- Chapter 3 - Risk and Protective Factors -- Individual Factors -- Peer Influences -- Family Influences -- Societal and Community-Level Factors -- Summary -- Chapter 4 - Approaches to the Prevention of Alcohol Use and Abuse -- Substance Use Preventive Interventions -- Social Policy Interventions -- Treatment Approaches -- Summary -- Chapter 5 - Conceptual and Methodological Issues and Future Research Directions -- Conceptual Issues -- Risk and Protective Factors -- Prevention and Treatment Research -- Summary -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- About the Author.

Sommario/riassunto

Making use of the most recent literature on the subject, this volume conveys the significance of adolescent alcohol use as a social and



clinical problem, describes effective interventions and points to future lines of research.