Alcohol, Drugs and Young People: Clinical Approaches

ISBN-13: 9781898683476 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 248 str.

Eilish Gilvarry; Paul McArdle

Opis

Clinics in Developmental Medicine No. 172

A comprehensive book dealing with drug, tobacco and alcohol abuse in both children and young people.

• Presents the facts of drug and alcohol abuse, evidence for prevention and treatment, and reviews of the various types of treatments
  
• Reviews all drugs of abuse, including tobacco and alcohol
  
• Offers a practical presentation of evidence from particular therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy and family therapy
  
• Presents a comprehensive review of the pharmacological advances for this age group with substance use disorders and other mental health problems
  
• Written by an international team of professionals and academics, each with a background in adolescent development as well as addiction.

Blurb

A comprehensive book dealing with drug, tobacco and alcohol abuse in both children and young people. Presents the facts of drug and alcohol abuse, evidence for prevention and treatment, and reviews of the various types of treatments Reviews all drugs of abuse, including tobacco and alcohol Offers a practical presentation of evidence from particular therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy and family therapy Presents a comprehensive review of the pharmacological advances for this age group with substance use disorders and other mental health problems Written by an international team of professionals and academics, each with a background in adolescent development as well as addiction.