Guide to Alcohol and Drug Dependence (eBook)

J. S. Madden (Autor)

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2013 | 2. Auflage
300 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4831-8355-8 (ISBN)

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A Guide to Alcohol and Drug Dependence, Second Edition provides information on the recognition of alcohol misuse, on alcohol dependence among the elderly, and on outpatient withdrawal from opioids. This book emphasizes the detection and early treatment of alcohol misuse, the detoxification of drug users followed by drug-free counseling, and preventive measures. Organized into nine chapters, this edition begins with an overview of the various types of dependence-producing drugs, including morphine, cocaine, cannabis, alcohol-barbiturate, amphetamine, hallucinogen, and inhalants and volatile solvents. This text then explains the depressant actions of alcohol on the central nervous system that affects first the higher cerebral functions responsible for concern about personal behavior and for self-restraint. Other chapters consider the physical disabilities that heavy drinkers are prone to develop. The final chapter deals with the preventive measures directed against the problems presented by drugs and alcohol. This book is a valuable resource for social workers, nurses, occupational therapists, and clinical psychologists.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
A Guide to Alcohol and Drug Dependence 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 10
Preface to the Second Edition 6
Preface to the First Edition 8
Foreword 12
Chapter 1. TERMINOLOGY, PREVALENCE, CAUSATION 14
TERMINOLOGY 14
PREVALENCE 18
CAUSATION 24
REFERENCES 45
Chapter 2. ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE 50
ALCOHOL 50
THE ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE SYNDROME(ALCOHOLISM) 62
REFERENCES 72
Chapter 3. DISABILITIES AND SOCIAL FEATURES INALCOHOL DEPENDENCE 75
PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND ALCOHOL 75
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISABILITIES IN ALCOHOLDEPENDENCE 93
RECOGNITION OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE 98
FEMALE PROBLEM DRINKERS 103
YOUNG PROBLEM DRINKERS 104
PROBLEM DRINKING AMONG THE ELDERLY 105
SPOUSES OF PROBLEM DRINKERS 106
OFFSPRING OF PROBLEM DRINKERS 109
ALCOHOL, VIOLENCE AND CRIME 112
THE ALCOHOLIC DOCTOR 113
PROBLEM DRINKING IN INDUSTRY 113
REFERENCES 117
Chapter 4. TREATMENT OF COMPLICATIONS ANDOF WITHDRAWAL FEATURES IN ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE 128
PHYSICAL COMPLICATIONS 128
PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS 130
WITHDRAWAL FEATURES 132
REFERENCES 135
Chapter 5. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS IN THE TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE 136
MOTIVATION AND TREATMENT GOALS 136
LONG-TERM TREATMENT 137
DISULFIRAM 140
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 143
CONTROLLED DRINKING 145
PSYCHOTHERAPY 147
FAMILY THERAPY 151
BEHAVIOURAL PSYCHOTHERAPY 154
ADJUNCTS TO TREATMENT 157
ALCOHOLIC UNITS 158
DETOXIFICATION CENTRES 159
HALFWAY HOUSES 160
OUTCOME 161
REFERENCES 165
Chapter 6. OPIOIDS AND GENERAL SEDATIVES 171
OPIOIDS 171
GENERAL SEDATIVES 189
REFERENCES 202
Chapter 7. STIMULANTS AND OTHER DRUGS OF DEPENDENCE AND MISUSE 206
STIMULANTS 206
HALLUCINOGENS 214
CANNABIS 221
ATROPINE-LIKE DRUGS 230
INHALANTS AND VOLATILE SOLVENTS 231
SIMPLE ANALGESICS 233
REFERENCES 235
Chapter 8. TREATMENT OF DRUG MISUSE AND DEPENDENCE 241
METHODS OF MANAGEMENT AND COUNSELLING OF DRUG USERS 241
ARRANGEMENTS IN BRITAIN FOR MANAGEMENT OF OPIOID MISUSE 252
METHADONE MAINTENANCE 255
ADJUNCTS IN TREATMENT 260
OUTCOME OF DRUG MISUSE AND DEPENDENCE 264
REFERENCES 270
Chapter 9. PREVENTION 274
FISCAL MEASURES 275
LEGAL MEASURES 278
SOCIAL MEASURES 285
REFERENCES 289
INDEX 292

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.10.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pharmakologie / Toxikologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 1-4831-8355-6 / 1483183556
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4831-8355-8 / 9781483183558