Drug abuse and addiction in medical illness : causes, consequences and treatment / Joris C. Verster ...[et al.], editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Verster, Joris C. (Joris Cornelis), 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Patients--Drug use.

Patients.

Drugs of abuse--Physiological effect.

Drugs of abuse.

Drug addiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (568 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2012.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drug abuse and addiction are common in clinical practice. Often they interfere with patient treatment or require an alternative approach. Drug Abuse and Addiction in Medical Illness: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment is a major contribution to the literature, a gold standard title offering a comprehensive range of topics for those who care for patients with addiction, conduct research in this area, or simply have an interest in the field. Offering state-of-the-art information for all those working with drug abusing or addicted patients, or for those interested in this topic from other research perspectives, the volume is a first of its kind book -- rich, comprehensive, yet focused, addressing the needs of the very active theoretical, basic, and clinical research in the field. Comprised of 46 chapters organized in four sections and developed by the leading international experts, Drug Abuse and Addiction in Medical Illness: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment covers virtually every core, as well as contemporary, topic on addiction, from the established theories to the most modern research and development in the field. Enhancing the educational value of the volume, every chapter includes an abstract and two boxes summarizing learning objectives and directions for future research. Drug Abuse and Addiction in Medical Illness: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment discusses the topic in a authoritative, systematic manner and is an indispensable reference for all clinicians and researchers interested in this rapidly changing field.

Contents:

Epidemiology and trends in drug abuse

The role of inhibitory control in drug abuse

Automatic and controlled processes in the pathway from drug abuse to addiction

Personality and Substance Misuse: Evidence for a Four-Factor Model of Vulnerability

Compulsive drug use and brain reward systems

Animal models in addiction research

Genetic contributions to individual differences in vulnerability to addiction and abilities to quit

Pharmacological treatment of drug abuse and addiction in medical illness

Alcohol

Nicotine

Cannabis

Cocaine

Ecstasy and LSD

Inhalants

Ketamine Prescription drug misuse across the lifespan: A developmental perspective

Anxiolytics and Sedatives

Opiates and other pain killers

Anabolic steroids

Anxiety Disorders

Depression and bipolar disorder

ADHD

Autism and Alcoholism’s Genetic Overlap

Personality disorders

Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Trauma

Seizures and epilepsy

Medication overuse headache: causes, consequences and treatment

Addiction and Parkinson's Disease

Sleep and Sleep Disorders

Dreams and Nightmares

Drug abuse in cardiovascular diseases

Liver Disease

Hyperkinetic movement disorders

Alcohol and cancer

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Drug abuse and addiction in elderly

Aggression and antisocial behavior

Suicidal Behavior in alcohol and drug abuse

Gambling and drug abuse

Parental control, raising, role models and drug abuse

Legal aspects of drug misuse

Occupational impact of drug abuse and addiction

Drug abuse and Traffic Safety

Medical student and physician education on drug abuse

School-based alcohol and other drug prevention. Personality disorders

School-based alcohol and other drug prevention. Compulsive drug use and brain reward systems

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-99698-6

9786613768599

1-4614-3375-4

OCLC:

801364244