M. M. Glatt

A Guide to Addiction and Its Treatment (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

The field of Addiction Studies is often one in which highly specialized investigations in narrowly defined areas of concern, provide results which are not immediately or easily transferable to the practical problems faced in society. The collected work of many specialists is frequently too 'specialized' for successful presentation to a wider audience. Against such a background, Dr Max Glatt has emerged clearly as one of the better authorities on alcohol and drug problems in the world. His 'specialities' cover an extremely broad range of disciplines, approaches and interests. When Dr Glatt writes, he does so with a brilliant command of the larger picture, the overall impact of alcohol and drug problems in society and the complexities, human and social, inherent in the development of addiction, its treatment and prevention. 'A Guide to Addiction and Its Treatment' provides further testimony on Dr Glatt's skill in weaving together the infinite number of threads on the subject area. This new volume is a most valuable resource which is sure to become required reading for all those with an interest in comprehensive approaches to this vital health and social problem. Throughout the book, Dr Glatt strongly emphasizes the need for interdisciplinary approaches to addiction and shows clearly why such a coordinated view is necessary if societies are to respond adequately to the escalating health problems associated with the ever-increasing use and misuse of drugs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789401158992
• Artikelnr.: 43983881

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction.- 2 What Makes an Addict?.- 2.1 Drug dependence.- 2.2 Personality: the role of the host.- 2.3 The role of the environment.- 2.4 The role of the agent.- 3 Alcoholism and Its Relationship to Other Types of Drug Dependence.- 3.1 The combined approach.- 3.2 Types of alcoholism (and of dependence on 'other drugs').- 3.3 The developmental progress of alcoholism (and of dependence on 'other drugs').- 3.4 Social complications.- 3.5 Morbidity and mortality.- 3.6 Young alcoholics.- 4 Related Types of Dependence.- 4.1 Tobacco.- 4.2 Compulsive overeating.- 4.3 Compulsive (Pathological) gambling.- 5 Dependence on Other Drugs.- 5.1 Stimulants.- 5.2 Sedative-hypnotics, tranquillisers and non-narcotic analgesics.- 5.3 Cannabis and hallucinogens.- 5.4 Narcotic drugs.- 6 Treatment and Rehabilitation.- 6.1 General principles.- 6.2 Treatment of alcohol and drug dependence.- 6.3 Prognosis.- 7 Prevention.- 7.1 The doctor's role (the risk of'Iatrogenic dependence').- 7.2 Health education.- 7.3 Targets of prevention programmes; selectivity versus the shot-gun approach.- 7.4 International and national control of drugs.- 8 Conclusions: Society, Host, Agent.