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Alcohol use among adolescents /

Making use of the most recent literature on the subject, this volume conveys the significance of adolescent alcohol use as a social and clinical problem, describes effective interventions and points to future lines of research.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Windle, Michael T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, ©1999.
Colección:Developmental clinical psychology and psychiatry ; v. 42.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Scope of adolescent alcohol use : an introduction
  • Brief history of alcohol use
  • Alcohol use, substance use, and conduct problems
  • Biological aspects of alcohol
  • Epidemiology of alcohol-related behaviors among adolescents
  • Epidemiology of adolescent alcohol disorders
  • Theories and models of adolescent alcohol use
  • Summary
  • 2. Measurement and diagnosis
  • Survey questions
  • Screening measures
  • Clinical diagnosis of alcohol disorders
  • Summary
  • 3. Risk and protective factors
  • Individual factors
  • Peer influences
  • Family influences
  • Societal and community-level factors
  • Summary
  • 4. Approaches to the prevention of alcohol use and abuse
  • Substance use preventive interventions
  • Social policy interventions
  • Treatment approaches
  • Summary
  • 5. Conceptual and methodological issues and future research directions
  • Conceptual issues
  • Risk and protective factors
  • Preventions and treatment research
  • Summary.