Alcoholism and Drug Dependence: A Multidisciplinary Approach

ISBN-13: 9781468423396 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 480 str.

J. Madden

Opis

It is for me, as President of the Merseyside Lancashire & Cheshire Council on Alcoholism, a signal privilege to write a brief foreword to these Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. During the week experts, from the world over, in all those disciplines which have a contribution to make to the solution of the problems of alcoholism and drug dependence, surveyed recent advances in our knowledge of the aetiology, epidemiology, early recognition, management, and the social and industrial implications of these twin scourges of the contemporary scene. The discussions were most helpful and enlightening even when a wide spectrum of conflicting views and experiences were revealed. The justification for adding yet another volume to the growing literature in this field is two-fold; first, that those taking part in the conference can study at leisure and in depth the transactions of the conference; and secondly, that those who were unable to attend might benefit from the most recent views of international experts in the diverse facets of one of the major current problems in world health. LORD COHEN OF BIRKENBEAD CH, PRSH, MD, DSc, ScD, LLD, DCL, FRCP, DL, JPo CONTENTS Introduction . . - . . . . . . . . . . . .

Spis treści

Section I General.- Sexual Disorders in Male Alcoholics.- Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid in Chronic Alcoholics.- Porphyria Cutanea Tarda in Chronic Alcoholics.- Physical Complications of Alcohol Excess—Metabolism of Alcohol.- Is Illegal Drugtaking a Problem?.- Alcoholism and Drug Dependence — A Multidisciplinary Problem: The Sociologist’s Viewpoint.- Alcohol and the General Physician.- Denial of the Hidden Alcoholic in General Practice.- Section II Aetiology and Epidemiology.- The Validity of Per Capita Alcohol Consumption as an Indicator of the Prevalence of Alcohol Related Problems: An Evaluation Based on National Statistics and Survey Data.- On the Need to Reconcile the Aetiologies of Drug Abuse.- Drinking Patterns of Young People.- Alcoholism and Psychology — Some Recent Trends and Methods.- A Psychiatric View of Substance Dependency.- How Important is Alcohol in “Alcoholism”?.- Social Circumstances of Non-Convicted vs Convicted Drug Users.- The Pathological and the Subcultural Model of Drug Use — A Test of Two Contrasting Explanations.- Unemployment and Sickness Absenteeism in Alcoholics.- Alcohol Problems in Women.- The Aetiology of Dependency.- Section III Treatment.- A Pilot Controlled Drinking Out-Patient Group.- Programming Alcoholism Treatment: Historical Trends.- A Young Problem Drinkers Programme as a Means of Establishing and Maintaining Treatment Contact.- Family Focused Treatment and Management: A Multi-Discipline Training Approach.- The Young Alcoholic — Approaches to Treatment.- Detoxification — The First Step.- The Treatment of Drug Dependence — A Taxonomy of Approaches.- Aims of Treatment.- Controlled Drinking in the Alcoholic — A Search for Common Features.- A Programme of Group Counselling for Alcoholics.- The Ontario Detoxication System: An Evaluation of its Effectiveness.- Section IV Rehabilitation.- The Role of the Probation Service in the Treatment of Alcoholism.- An Analysis of Clients Using Alcoholic Agencies within One Community Service.- Co-ordination and Co-operation.- The Problem — Its Magnitude and a Suggested Community Based Answer to Alcoholism.- Methodological Problems in Evaluating Drug Misuse Intervention Programmes.- Planning for the Future — Developing a Comprehensive Response to Alcohol Abuse in an English Health District.- The Featherstone Lodge Project — Phoenix House. One Method of Rehabilitation.- The Co-ordination of Care in the Field of Alcoholism.- Section V Prevention and Education.- The Role of Legislation in Diminishing the Misuse of Alcohol.- The Need for and Some Results of Evaluation of English Drug Education.- Developing a Co-ordinated Approach to Interprofessional Education.- Alcohol Control Policy as a Strategy of Prevention: A Critical Examination of the Evidence.- Parents, Children and Learning to Drink.- Alcohol and Education.- Chairmen.- Contributors.