Substance Use and Abuse: Cultural and Historical Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780761923428 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 320 str.

Russil Durrant; Jo Thakker

Opis

Substance use and abuse are two of the more frequent psychological problems clinicians encounter, both in isolation and in the context of other disorders. Mainstream approaches focus on the biological and psychological factors underpinning drug abuse, but to fully appreciate the issue, we also need to attend to the social, historical, and cultural variables that provide a contextual base.