Louis A. Pagliaro, Ann Marie Pagliaro

Handbook of Child and Adolescent Drug and Substance Abuse (eBook, ePUB)

Pharmacological, Developmental, and Clinical Considerations

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

More than 90 percent of adults with current substance use disorders started using before age 18, engaging in behaviors that affect healthy neurological and psychological development. This handbook provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the nature and extent of substance use by children and adolescents. The authors examine the direct impact on health, safety, and well being, as well as that of families and communities. This book will enable mental health professionals, students, and policy makers to develop effective prevention and treatment services for children and adolescents affected by substance abuse. * Selected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118117958
• Artikelnr.: 38459496

Autorenporträt

Louis A. Pagliaro is Codirector of the Substance Abusology and Clinical Pharmacology Research Group. A registered psychologist, his area of specialty clinical practice is the treatment of people who have substance use disorders, including dual disorders. He consults widely as a forensic psychologist in the area of psychotropic drug use. Ann Marie Pagliaro is Codirector of the Substance Abusology and Clinical Pharmacology Research Group. Her specialty area of research is theory development and evaluation in regard to increasing the understanding of why people use various substances of abuse. The Pagliaros have published over 300 professional scientific articles, consulted extensively with numerous governmental organizations, and have published sixteen books, including Pagliaros' Comprehensive Guide to Drugs and Substances of Abuse, Second Edition.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface

Chapter 1 The Psychodepressants

Chapter 2 The Psychostimulants

Chapter 3 The Psychodelics

Chapter 4 Explaining Child and Adolescent Use of the Drugs andSubstances of Abuse

Chapter 5 Exposure to the Drugs and Substances of Abuse fromConception through Childhood

Chapter 6 Effects of the Drugs and Substances of Abuse onLearning and Memory During Childhood and Adolescence

Chapter 7 Detecting Adolescent Use of the Drug and Substances ofAbuse: Selected Quick-Screen Psychometric Tests

Chapter 8 Dual Diagnosis among Adolescents

Chapter 9 Preventing and Treating Child and Adolescent Use ofthe Drugs and Substances of Abuse

References

Appendix I Abbreviations Used in the Text

About the Authors