Overview
- Editors:
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Bankole A. Johnson
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, Depts Psychiat & Neurobehav Sciences, Me, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
- Presents a conceptual framework for understanding the underpinnings of addiction
- Covers the state-of-the-art treatments as they apply to addictive behaviors
- Contributions from an international panel of addiction experts
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (76 chapters)
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Dependence in Specific Populations
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- George A. Kenna, Jeffrey N. Baldwin, Alison M. Trinkoff, David C. Lewis
Pages 1375-1398
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- Frederic C. Blow, Kristen Lawton Barry
Pages 1399-1412
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- Asher Ornoy, Sarah Yacobi
Pages 1413-1433
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Legal, Disability, and Rehabilitative Issues
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Front Matter
Pages 1435-1435
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- Michael H. Gendel, Laurence M. Westreich
Pages 1437-1458
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- David E. Pollio, Karin M. Eyrich-Garg, Carol S. North
Pages 1487-1504
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New Vistas
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Front Matter
Pages 1505-1505
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Back Matter
Pages 1539-1633
About this book
The spectrum of addiction disorders presents practitioners with numerous challenges—among them the widening gap between a growing evidence base and the translation of this knowledge into treatment outcomes. Addiction Medicine addresses this disconnect, clearly explaining the role of brain function in drug taking and other habit-forming behaviors, and applying this biobehavioral framework to the delivery of evidence-based treatment. Its state-of-the-art coverage provides clinically relevant details on not only traditional sources of addiction such as cocaine, opiates, and alcohol, but also more recently recognized substances of abuse (e.g., steroids, inhalants) as well as behavioral addictions (e.g., binge eating, compulsive gambling, hoarding). Current behavioral and medical therapies are discussed in depth, and the book’s close attention to social context gives readers an added lens for personalizing treatment.
An international panel of expert contributors offers the most up-to-dateinformation on:
Diagnosis and classification
Neurobiological and molecular theories of addiction
Behavioral concepts of addiction
Clinical aspects of addiction to a wide range of substances, including opiates, stimulants, sedatives, hallucinogens, alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine
Science-based treatment options: pharmacotherapy, pharmacogenetics, potential vaccines, brief and compliance-enhancing interventions, cognitive behavioral treatment, behavioral management, and other psychosocial interventions
Behavioral addictions—including compulsive eating, Internet messaging, and hypersexuality—and their treatment
Addiction in specific populations, including adolescents, the elderly, pregnant women, and health care professionals
Legal, disability, and rehabilitation issues
At once comprehensive and integrative, Addiction Medicine is an essential text and a practice-expanding tool for psychiatrists, health psychologists, pharmacologists, social workers, drug counselors, trainees, and general physicians/family practitioners.
Reviews
“The
authors integrate all the scientific knowledge and treatment experiences in a
scientifically based, holistic approach and give us a clear message how to
treat them. … I recommend this textbook as an unavoidable reading and great
help for all experts dealing with the problems from the field of addiction
medicine.” (Assist. Prof. Ana Matošić, Alcoholism and Psychiatry Research, Vol.
51 (2), 2015)
“This comprehensive, detailed book presents the most up-to-date scientific research and evidence-based studies on addictions to substances as well as behavioral addictions. … The book is designed for psychiatrists, general physicians/family practitioners, psychologists, pharmacologists, social workers, drug counselors, and trainees as well as healthcare workers who deal with patients with addictions in their clinical practices. … This is an impressive, thorough, and detailed reference on addiction medicine.” (Michael Easton, Doody’s Review Service, August, 2012)
Editors and Affiliations
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, Depts Psychiat & Neurobehav Sciences, Me, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
Bankole A. Johnson
About the editor
Bankole A. Johnson, D.Sc., M.D., is a Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Medicine, and Neuroscience at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.