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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969261703321

Titolo

Suicidal behavior in alcohol and drug abuse and dependence / / editors, Leo Sher, Alexander Vilens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010

ISBN

1-61122-666-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (553 p.)

Collana

Psychiatry -- theory, applications, and treatments

Altri autori (Persone)

SherLeo

Disciplina

616.85/8445

Soggetti

Dual diagnosis

Suicidal behavior

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

""SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR IN ALCOHOL  AND DRUG ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE""; ""SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR IN ALCOHOL  AND DRUG ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE ""; ""PART I. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE ""; ""EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ALCOHOL,  TOBACCO AND SUBSTANCE USE ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""ALCOHOL ""; ""TOBACCO ""; ""ILLICIT DRUG USE ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""SEROTONIN DYSFUNCTION IN ALCOHOLISM ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""

""STUDIES IN NON HUMAN PRIMATES AND HUMANS  ON THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGICAL CORRELATES  OF CENTRAL SEROTONIN DYSFUNCTION """"SEROTONIN DYSFUNCTION AND THE DEVELOPMENT  OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE ""; ""SEROTONIN DYSFUNCTION IN MANIFEST ALCOHOLISM ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""DEPRESSED-LIKE BEHAVIOR AND ALCOHOL DRINKING ARE CO-MORBID  BUT INDEPENDENT IN THE FAWN-HOODED RATS ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION  ""; ""2. CO-MORBIDITY OF DEPRESSION AND ALCOHOLISM IN HUMANS  ""; ""3. ANIMAL MODEL OF DEPRESSION ""; ""4. ANIMAL MODEL OF ALCOHOL SEEKING BEHAVIOR  ""

""5. FAWN-HOODED RATS AS A GENETIC ANIMAL MODEL  OF CO-MORBIDITY """"6. ALCOHOL DRINKING AND DEPRESSED-LIKE BEHAVIOR ARE INDEPENDENT IN FH/WJD RATS ""; ""7. CONCLUSION ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF  ALCOHOL



EPILEPTIC SYNDROME ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""PRACTICAL GUIDELINES ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""PART II. COMORBIDITY OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE WITH OTHER PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS ""; ""COMORBIDITY OF ANXIETY DISORDERS WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE:  A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""

""HYPOTHESES DESCRIBING THE PRESENCE OF DISORDERS ACCOMPANYING ALCOHOL ADDICTION """"Substance-related Artifact Hypothesis ""; ""Self-medication Hypothesis ""; ""Genetic Predisposition Hypothesis ""; ""GABAergic System Hypothesis ""; ""PANIC DISORDER ""; ""Epidemiology ""; ""Etiology ""; ""Treatment ""; ""SOCIAL PHOBIA ""; ""Epidemiology ""; ""Social Anxiety Disorder and Substance Abuse Disorders ""; ""Etiology ""; ""Treatment ""; ""OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER ""; ""Epidemiology ""; ""Etiology ""; ""Treatment ""; ""POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) ""; ""Epidemiology ""

""PTSD Prevalence for Different Substances """"Etiology ""; ""Models for the Development of a Comorbid State ""; ""Pathophysiology ""; ""The HPA Axis in Cases in which PTSD and Addiction Coexist ""; ""The Noradrenergic System in PTSD and Addiction ""; ""Interaction between Noradrenergic Systems and the HPA Axis ""; ""Treatment ""; ""GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD) ""; ""Epidemiology ""; ""Etiology ""; ""Treatment ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""CO-OCCURRENCE OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS WITH ANXIETY DISORDERS: EPIDEMIOLOGY, PSYCHOBIOLOGY, CLINICAL FEATURES,  AND TREATMENT ""; ""ABSTRACT ""

""INTRODUCTION ""

Sommario/riassunto

Suicidal behaviour is a major medical and social problem. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that alcohol and drug abuse is associated with suicidal ideation, attempts and suicides. Next to depression, alcoholism and drug abuse are the psychiatric conditions most strongly associated with suicide attempts and completed suicides. Alcohol and drugs are involved in about 50 percent of all suicide attempts. About 25 percent of completed suicides occur among individuals with alcoholism or drug abuse. Acute substance use makes suicide more likely. Nearly all alcoholic suicides occur among active drinkers, and alcohol consumption often immediately precedes the suicide. Individuals who drink a significant among of alcohol before a suicide attempt make more serious suicide attempts. Clinicians should be educated about a risk of suicidal behaviour among individuals with substance abuse. The book describes the current state of knowledge of this difficult and controversial issue. Clinical, epidemiological, neurobiological, cross-cultural, and treatment aspects are discussed. The results of the newest studies are presented. This book is mostly for M.D. or PH.D. level professionals but may be of significant interest to mental health counsellors, medical and psychology students, and lay people.