Interventions for addiction. comprehensive addictive behaviors and disorders / Vol. 3 : editor-in-chief, Peter M. Miller. - 1 online resource (xvi, 983 pages) : illustrations - Comprehensive addictive behaviors and disorders ; v. 3 . - Comprehensive addictive behaviors and disorders ; v. 3. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Treatment -- Section 2. Medications to treat addictions -- Section 3. Applying addiction science to clinical practice -- Section 4. Public policy -- Section 5. Alcohol and drug prevention, adolescents and college students, gambling.

Volume 3, Intervention for Addictions, provides chapters on psychosocial treatments, pharmacological treatments, provision of health care to addicted individuals, prevention, and public policy issues. Basically, this volume contains the practical application of the information in Volumes 1 and 2. Overall, this volume provides a detailed picture of the myriad of science-based interventions available for the treatment of addiction. With the expanding growth of neurobiological research newer and more effective pharmacological treatments should be available on the near horizon.

9780123983633 0123983630


Substance abuse--Treatment.
Mental illness.
Compulsive behavior.
Human behavior.

RC564 / .I58 2013

616.8606

2013 D-079 WM 270