Substance Use Disorders: A Biopsychosocial Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780521877770 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 846 str.

Perry M. Duncan

Opis

Cognitive-behavioural principles are integrated with genetic and psychiatric factors to explain addiction's causes and consequences.

Recenzje

'Perry Duncan supplies a well-structured and comprehensive introduction to substance use disorder that provides a valuable grounding for students in the field. It contains vignettes that help illustrate each topic, and questions for students to answer that help structure their thinking.' Robert West, Professor of Health Psychology, University College London

Spis treści

List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Preface; Acknowledgements; Organization of the book; Part I. Identifying the Causes and Consequences of Disordered Substance Use; 1.The biopsychosocial perspective and research methods for investigation of substance use disorders; 2. Diagnosis of substance use disorders; 3. The disease concept; Part II. The Neuroscience of Substance Use Disorders; 4. Psychopharmacology: drug effects on brain function; 5. Brain function and substance use disorders; Part III. Biopsychosocial Risk Factors; 6. Genetic influence on substance use disorders; 7. Behavioral, cognitive and social factors promoting SUD; 8. Psychiatric disorders, personality and developmental factors; Part IV. Use Disorders with Specific Drugs; 9. Alcohol: a dangerous drug; 10. Alcohol use disorders; 11. Tobacco use and nicotine addiction; 12. Cannabis use disorders; 13. Use disorders of cocaine and methamphetamine; 14. Opioid use disorders; 15. Tranquilizers and sedative use disorders; Part V. Treatment of Substance Use Disorders; 16. Treatment of substance use disorders; References; Index