Community treatment of drug misuse : more than methadone / / Nicholas Seivewright [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Seivewright Nicholas
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 243 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 616.86/06
• Soggetto topico: Drug addiction - Treatment; Drug abuse - Treatment; Methadone maintenance; Drug addicts - Services for
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-240) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries; Contents; Foreword; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction: community treatment in context; 1 Methadone maintenance: a medical treatment for social reasons?; 2 More than methadone? The case for other substitute drugs; 3 Achieving detoxification and abstinence; 4 Treatment of nonopiate misuse; 5 Community drug services; 6 Treatment of drug misuse in primary care; 7 Balancing security and accessibility; 8 Dual diagnosis - drug misuse and psychiatric disorder; Epilogue: Future directions; Appendix 1: Protocols for quick detoxification from heroin ; Appendix 2: Opioid equivalent dosagesGlossary; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Treatment for drug misuse has been dominated in recent years by the use of methadone as a substitution agent in heroin dependency. This approach has had considerable success, but as a result other treatment options have been neglected. This book draws on the author's direct clinical experience and makes use of international research findings to provide a comprehensive and detailed guide to service provision and treatment for drug misuse, including methadone and alternative opiate substitutes, detoxification methods, naltrexone and relapse prevention, and possible approaches with non-opiate users. There is a particular emphasis on social factors in drug misuse and dependency, and the consequent treatment issues and practical difficulties, and case studies are used throughout. Combining a highly practical approach with a strong research base, this book will be an essential resource for psychiatrists and other professionals involved in the management of drug misuse.
• Titolo autorizzato: Community treatment of drug misuse
• ISBN: 0-511-30294-0; 0-511-00979-8; 1-280-15799-2; 9786610157990; 0-511-11673-X; 0-511-14918-2; 0-511-54426-X; 0-511-05423-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780244603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in Social and Community Psychiatry