This textbook surveys the current knowledge on substance use disorders (SUD), summarizing scientific evidence from numerous fields. It uses a biopsychosocial framework to integrate the many factors that contribute to addictions, from genetic predispositions, neurological responses caused by drugs, co-occurring psychiatric disorders, personality traits, and developmental conditions to cultural influences. Real-life vignettes and first-person accounts build understanding of the lived experience of addiction. The currently accepted practices for diagnosis and treatment are presented, including the role of 12-step programmes and other mutual-assistance groups. The text also investigates the research methods that form the foundation of evidence-based knowledge. The main body text is augmented by study guideposts such as learning objectives, review exercises, highlighted key terms, and chapter summaries, which enable more efficient comprehension and retention of the book's material.
| ISBN: | 9780521877770 |
| Publication date: | 17th September 2020 |
| Author: | Perry Marshall Duncan |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 846 pages |
| Genres: |
Health, illness and addiction: social aspects Social counselling and advice services Psychology Clinical psychology Psychotherapy Addiction and therapy Neurosciences |
This textbook surveys the current knowledge on substance use disorders (SUD), summarizing scientific evidence from numerous fields. It uses a biopsychosocial framework to integrate the many factors that contribute to addictions, from genetic predispositions, neurological responses caused by drugs, co-occurring psychiatric disorders, personality traits, and developmental conditions to cultural influences. Real-life vignettes and first-person accounts build understanding of the lived experience of addiction. The currently accepted practices for diagnosis and treatment are presented, including the role of 12-step programmes and other mutual-assistance groups. The text also investigates the research methods that form the foundation of evidence-based knowledge. The main body text is augmented by study guideposts such as learning objectives, review exercises, highlighted key terms, and chapter summaries, which enable more efficient comprehension and retention of the book's material.
Substance Use Disorders features in the following genres: Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Social counselling and advice services, Psychology, Clinical psychology, Psychotherapy, Addiction and therapy, Neurosciences
Substance Use Disorders is available in Paperback, Hardback
Substance Use Disorders was written by Perry Marshall Duncan and published by Cambridge University Press
Substance Use Disorders has 846 pages
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