The American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Substance Abuse Treatment

In the United States, 18% of the population will experience a substance use disorder at some point in their lives, and addictive illness costs have reached $144 billion per year in health care and job loss -- making substance abuse a major health issue confronting us today. With a striking 35% of patients in general psychiatric units having substance use disorders, the need to report on the many advances in research and new pharmacological and psychosocial treatments has increased in recent years.

"The American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Substance Abuse Treatment, Second Edition," offers the field a well-organized review of our current understanding of the basic science and psychology underlying addiction, treatment modalities and programs, and the problems of specific populations. In this book, over 49 leading addiction experts cover The neurobiology of alcohol, stimulants, marijuana, opiates and hallucinogens, as well as the epidemiology, genetics, and cross-cultural aspects of substance abuse and the psychology of addiction Important treatment issues, including goals assessment, typologies of addiction, placement criteria, and outcome research of alcohol and drug abuse NEW chapters on club drugs, adolescent substance abuse, AIDS, dual diagnosis, addiction in women and perinatal addiction, and treatment of pain Treatments of specific types of drug dependence, including dependence on alcohol, cannabis, stimulants, hallucinogens, phencyclidine and ketamine, tobacco, sedative-hypnotics, and opioids NEW topics such as laboratory and psychometric diagnostics, medical education, prevention, and substance abuse treatment in the managed care era The most effective treatmentmodalities currently available for managing the substance-abusing patient as well as several specialized treatment options

Written at a level helpful to both experienced and new clinicians, this comprehensive guide is a valuable treatment resource for all concerned with the issue of substance abuse.