Overview
- Presents a conceptual framework for understanding the underpinnings of addiction
- Covers the state-of-the-art treatments as they apply to addictive behaviors
- Contributions from an international panel of addiction experts
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (76 chapters)
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Treatment and Application: Pharmacotherapy
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Molecular Genetics, Alternative Therapies, and Other Topics in the Treatment of Addiction
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“The authors integrate all the scientific knowledge and treatment experiences in a scientifically based, holistic approach and give us a clear message how to treat them. … I recommend this textbook as an unavoidable reading and great help for all experts dealing with the problems from the field of addiction medicine.” (Assist. Prof. Ana Matošić, Alcoholism and Psychiatry Research, Vol. 51 (2), 2015)
“This comprehensive, detailed book presents the most up-to-date scientific research and evidence-based studies on addictions to substances as well as behavioral addictions. … The book is designed for psychiatrists, general physicians/family practitioners, psychologists, pharmacologists, social workers, drug counselors, and trainees as well as healthcare workers who deal with patients with addictions in their clinical practices. … This is an impressive, thorough, and detailed reference on addiction medicine.” (Michael Easton, Doody’s Review Service, August, 2012)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Addiction Medicine
Book Subtitle: Science and Practice
Editors: Bankole A. Johnson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0338-9
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-0337-2
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-3989-9
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-0338-9
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 1633
Topics: Psychiatry, Health Psychology, Psychopharmacology, Medicine/Public Health, general, Social Work, General Practice / Family Medicine
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Engineering, Health & Hospitals, Pharma