College Drinking and Drug Use (eBook)

Helene Raskin White, David L. Rabiner (Herausgeber)

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2011
306 Seiten
Guilford Publications (Verlag)
978-1-60918-960-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Substance use among college students can result in serious academic and safety problems and have long-term negative repercussions. This state-of-the-art volume draws on the latest research on students' alcohol and drug use to provide useful suggestions for how to address this critical issue on college campuses. Leading researchers from multiple disciplines examine the prevalence and nature of substance use by students; biological and neuropsychological considerations; psychological and social aspects; prevention; and policy. Exemplary programs are presentedincluding brief interventions, comprehensive prevention programs, and recovery support programsenhancing the utility of the book for campus-based clinicians and administrators.

Autor

Helene Raskin White, PhD, is Professor II of Sociology, with joint appointments in the Center of Alcohol Studies and the Department of Sociology, and Deputy Director of the Center for Behavioral Health Services and Criminal Justice Research at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Her research focuses on the etiology, development, consequences, and comorbidity of substance use and other problem behaviors (e.g., violence, crime, and mental health problems) over the life course. She also develops, implements, and evaluates brief substance use interventions for college students. David L. Rabiner, PhD, is Associate Director of the Center for Child and Family Policy and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. His recent work focuses on interventions to improve academic performance in children with attention difficulties and a variety of other issues related to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including the nonmedical use of ADHD medications by college students.

Inhalt

College Drinking and Drug Use: Introductory Comments, Helene Raskin White and David L. RabinerI. The Scope of the Problem1. Historical and Developmental Patterns of Alcohol and Drug Use among College Students: Framing the Problem, John E. Schulenberg and Megan E. Patrick2. Use, Misuse, and Diversion of Scheduled Prescription Medications by College Students, Sean Esteban McCabe, James A. Cranford, Christian J. Teter, David L. Rabiner, and Carol J. BoydII. Biological and Neuropsychological Aspects of Substance Use3. Chronic Effects of Heavy Alcohol and Marijuana Use on the Brain and Cognition in Adolescents and Young Adults, Krista M. Lisdahl and Susan Tapert4. Emotional Dysregulation in the Moment: Why Some College Students May Not Mature Out of Hazardous Alcohol and Drug Use, Marsha E. Bates and Jennifer F. BuckmanIII. Psychological and Social Aspects of Substance Use5. Drinking in College Students and Their Age Peers: The Role of Anticipatory Processes, Richard R. Reich and Mark S. Goldman6. The Effects of Alcohol on Other Behavioral Risks, Kim Fromme and Patrick D. Quinn7. Personality and Contextual Factors in College Students’ Drinking, Alvaro Vergés and Kenneth J. SherIV. Prevention and Intervention Strategies8. Brief Individual-Focused Alcohol Interventions for College Students, Jessica M. Cronce and Mary E. Larimer9. Brief Interventions for Marijuana Use, Scott T. Walters, Christine M. Lee, and Denise D. Walker10. Alcohol Interventions for College Student–Athletes, Matthew P. Martens11. Community and Environmental Prevention Interventions, Robert F. Saltz12. The Impact of College Student Substance Use: Working with Students on Campus, Jason R. Kilmer and Shannon K. Bailie13. Campus Recovery Programs, Lisa Laitman and Lea P. StewartV. Policy Issues14. The Minimum Legal Drinking Age: 21 as an Artifact, Philip J. Cook and Maeve E. Gearing15. Balancing Cost and Benefits of the Minimum Legal Drinking Age: A Response to Cook and Gearing, Robert F. Saltz and James C. Fell 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.12.2011
• Reihe/Serie: The Duke Series in Child Development and Public Policy
• Reihe/Serie: The Duke Series in Child Development and Public Policy
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Suchtkrankheiten
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Schlagworte: Addictions • adolescents • alcoholism • Assessments • Binge Drinking • Campus • College Students • Counseling • Developmental Psychology • Drugs • Interventions • Marijuana • prevention • Public Health • Public Policy • Screening • substance abuse • "substance abuse, behavior change, psychotherapy, interventions, addictions, ambivalence, resistance, therapy, counseling field, counseling students, interviewing skills, meth addiction, life coaching, helping professionals, therapeutic relationship, helping professions, professional counselor, core concepts, social workers, transpersonal, rationales, person-centered, exam, cognitive-behavioral, court-ordered, modality, clinicians, evidence-based, revisions, trainers, therapists, counselors, seminar, exerci • underage drinking • Young adults
• ISBN-10: 1-60918-960-4 / 1609189604
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60918-960-0 / 9781609189600