Drugs and human behavior : biopsychosocial aspects of psychotropic substances use / / Denise De Micheli [and four others]

• Autore: De Micheli Denise
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (564 pages)
• Disciplina: 615.788
• Soggetto topico: Psychotropic drugs - Physiological effect; Drugs of abuse - Physiological effect; Drug abuse - Psychological aspects; Drogoaddicció; Aspectes psicològics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: Introductory Aspects and Main Concepts -- Chapter 1: Humanity and the Use of Substances: A Historical Overview -- Introduction -- Timelines as a Way of Reading History -- Drugs: Concepts and Prejudices -- Before Civilizations: The Prehistoric Drug Registries -- Greek Civilization -- Elleusis -- Romans and Christianity -- Christianity and Witch Hunt -- Criminalization and Stigma of Substance Use -- Meanwhile, in Islam.. -- Middle Ages and Modern Ages: Money and Power on the Agenda -- New World, Old Problems -- XIX and XX Centuries: Isolated Active Principles -- Prohibitionism -- Reflecting from.. -- References -- Chapter 2: Drug Use and Substance Use Disorders in Brazil and the World: Epidemiological Data -- Introduction -- What Is Epidemiology? -- Challenges of Epidemiological Drug Research -- Current Scenario on Drug Use -- Historical Overview -- Alcohol -- Tobacco -- Other Drugs -- Marijuana -- Cocaine, Crack, and Similar Drugs -- Non-prescribed Use of Drugs -- Drug Use Consequences -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 3: Anthropological Studies in Drug Use Contexts: An Introduction to Theoretical, Methodological, and Ethical Aspects -- Introduction -- Historical Overview -- Current Surveys -- Ethical and Methodological Aspects of Ethnographic Research with Drug Dealers Users -- References -- Chapter 4: Neuroanthropology of Drugs: Relations Between the Brain, Social Context, and Use of Psychoactive Substances -- Introduction -- Drugs: Definitions, Classifications, and Neurobiological Aspects -- Use and Dependence on Substances: A Historical-Anthropological View -- Biopsychosocial Models: Perspectives on Drug Use and Dependence -- Neuroanthropology: Reflections and Conceptual Applications -- Final Considerations -- References. ; Chapter 5: Substance Use Among Older Adults: Epidemiological Aspects, Associated Variables, and Organic Risks -- Introduction: Aging in Brazil and the World -- Older Adult and Substance Use -- Physical, Social, and Psychological Differences -- Epidemiology of Drug Use Among Older Adult People -- Alcohol -- Tobacco -- Illicit Drugs -- Medicines -- Sorting and Evaluation Instruments -- Diagnosis -- Types of Treatment and Other Interventions -- Final Considerations -- References -- Part II: Biological Aspects -- Chapter 6: Genetic Aspects of Substance Use Disorders -- Introduction: Substances of Abuse -- Alcohol as an Example of Drug Abuse -- Genetic Aspects of Substance Use Disorders -- References -- Chapter 7: Neuroscience, Epigenetics, and Psychotropic Substances -- Introduction -- Neurobiology of Drugs of Abuse -- Epigenetics and Drugs of Abuse -- Changes in Histone Acetylation and Methylation -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 8: Pharmacology of Drugs of Abuse: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Psychotropic Compounds -- Introduction: Drugs of Abuse, Dopamine, and the Reward System -- History of Psychotropic Drug Use -- General Aspects of Pharmacodynamics of Drugs of Abuse -- The Importance of Pharmacokinetics in Drug Abuse -- Current and Selected Topics on Drugs -- Medicinal Properties and Risks of Cannabis -- Animal Studies: The Cannabinoid Tetrad -- Effects of Cannabis and Its Medicinal Interest -- Unpleasant Effects of Cannabis -- Use of Marijuana During Adolescence and the Risk of Schizophrenia -- Alcohol, Endorphins, and Endocannabinoids: What is the Relationship? -- The "Flavors of Nicotine" -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 9: Impacts of Drug (Ab)Use on the Development of the Human Central Nervous System -- Introduction -- Neurobiology of Drug Use -- Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA). ; Nucleus Accumbens (Nacc) and Mesolimbic Pathway -- Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) and Mesocortical Path -- Brain Reward System and the Development of Drug Dependence -- Brain Development and Maturation -- Myelinization and Synaptic Pruning -- Maturation Directionality (Posterior-Anterior and Subcortical-Cortical) -- Impact of Drug Use on Development and Maturation of the CNS -- Prenatal Drug Exposure -- Fetal Alcoholic Syndrome -- Drug Use during Adolescence -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 10: Effects of Substance Use on Neural Development -- Introduction -- Psychoactive Drugs and the Neurodevelopment -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 11: Neuropsychological and Behavioral Aspects of Drug Use and Abuse: Theory, Research, and Intervention -- Introduction -- Neuropsychological Aspects of Psychotropic Drugs -- Alcohol -- Cocaine/Crack -- Marijuana -- Explanatory Theoretical Models on SUD -- Clinical Interventions for SUD Treatment -- Final Considerations -- References -- Part III: Psychological Aspects -- Chapter 12: Psychological Evaluation in Users of Psychoactive Substances: The Psychodiagnosis Process -- Introduction -- Psychological Evaluation -- The Psychodiagnosis Process -- The Psychological Interview as a Methodological Resource -- Instruments for the Evaluation of Substance Use Disorders -- The Returning Interview -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 13: Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for Substance Use Disorder -- Introduction -- Empirically Sustained Treatments -- Motivational Interviewing -- Motivational Enhancement Therapy -- Community Reinforcement Approach -- Contingency Management -- Behavioral Couple Therapy -- Clinical Expertise -- Patient Idiosyncrasies -- References -- Chapter 14: Substance Use Disorders and Psychiatric Multimorbidity -- Introduction -- Comorbidity and Multimorbidity -- Alcohol. ; Marijuana and Other Cannabinoids -- Cocaine/Crack -- Nicotine -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 15: Behavioral Pharmacology: Contributions to Understanding Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders -- Introduction -- The Reflex Conditioning (The Drug as US): Functional Alternatives for Understanding Abstinence, Tolerance, and Overdose -- The Operant Conditioning (The Drug as Sd, R+ and R−): Functional Alternatives for Understanding Drug Self-Administration -- Behavioral Alternatives for Substance Dependence Intervention -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 16: Disorders Due to Substance Use in Clinical Behavior Analysis: Theory and Practice Observed in a Clinical Case -- Introduction -- Analytical-Behavioral View of Substance Use Disorder -- Clinical Case -- Participant and Therapeutic Procedure -- Results -- Self-monitoring -- Functional Analysis of Alcohol Consumption -- Social Skills Training -- Background Management and Gradual Reduction -- Training of Alternative and Competing Responses for Access to Other Boosters -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 17: Psychological Trauma: Biological and Psychosocial Aspects of Substance Use Disorders -- Introduction -- The Concept of Psychological Trauma -- The Relationships between Trauma and Use and Dependency on Substances: What Do the Researches Show? -- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorders -- Exposure to Natural Disasters and the Use of Substances -- Armed Conflicts: Physical and Emotional Health Impacts and Substance Use Relationships -- Consumption of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Among Immigrants -- Traumas and Alcohol Use Among American Indians and Alaskan Natives -- Gender Vulnerabilities and Human Rights: Violence, Trauma, and Substance Dependence during Pregnancy and Early Motherhood. ; "Life at the River Is a Living Hell": The Case of Fishing Women in Zambia -- Neurobiological and Behavioral Aspects Related to Traumatic Experiences and Their Relationship to Substance Use Disorders -- Prevention of Use and Dependence and Substances and Other Disorders -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 18: Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Substance Dependents: Clinical Fundamentals for Increased Adherence to Treatment -- Introduction -- Historical Overview -- Current Surveys -- What Is a Motivational Interviewing? -- Ambivalence -- The Motivational Interviewing Process -- Engaging -- Focusing -- Evoking -- Planning -- Essential Skills in The Motivational Interviewing -- Asking Open Questions -- Reflective Listening -- Affirmation: Positive Reinforcement -- Summary -- The Spirit of Motivational Interviewing -- Partnership -- Acceptance -- Evocation -- Compassion -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 19: Assessment and Intervention in Social and Coping Skills for Alcohol and Drug Users -- Introduction -- Historical Overview and Current Researches -- Coping Skills-Based Evaluation and Intervention -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 20: Psychoeducation in the Treatment of Smoking and Alcohol Use Disorder -- Introduction -- Methods and Modalities of Psychoeducation -- Psychoeducation Applied to the Treatment of Smoking and Alcohol Use Disorder -- Psychoeducation in the Treatment of Smoking -- Clinical Case -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 21: Mindfulness for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders -- Introduction -- Mindfulness in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders -- Mindfulness Beyond Relapse Prevention -- How Mindfulness Promotes Change: Exploring Mechanisms of Action -- Mindfulness for Substance Use Disorders: A Summary of Scientific Evidence. ; Implementation of MBRP in Clinical Practice in CAPS-Ad and Inpatient Services.
• Titolo autorizzato: Drugs and human behavior
• ISBN: 3-030-62855-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910483187003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II