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Addiction medicine : principles and practice /

Among Australians use of alcohol and other drugs is almost ubiquitous and results in 13% of total morbidity, but clinicians generally receive limited training in diagnosis and management of substance-use disorders. Written by clinical and academic specialists in their fields, and providing a compreh...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Day, Carolyn (Autor), Farrell, Michael (Autor)
Otros Autores: Haber, Paul (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Melbourne : IP Communications, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • About the editors
  • About the authors
  • Section 1 Principles
  • Chapter 1 The history of psychoactive substance use and problems andof social responses to them
  • Chapter 2 The epidemiology of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug useand their contribution to the burden of disease
  • Chapter 3 Behavioural science and addiction
  • Chapter 4 Public health responses to drug and alcohol use
  • Chapter 5 Legal framework
  • Chapter 6 Ethical issues in addiction medicine and bioscience
  • Chapter 7 Pathways of care
  • Chapter 8 Substance use in global context: drugs and conflict
  • Section 2 Clinical and Other Core Skills
  • Chapter 9 Clinical assessment
  • Chapter 10 Therapeutic relationship
  • Chapter 11 Dancing in step
  • using psychological interventionsthroughout substance use disorder treatment
  • Chapter 12 Screening and brief interventions
  • Chapter 13 Drug testing and biomarkers of alcohol consumption
  • Chapter 14 Responsible prescribing
  • Chapter 15 Medico-legal assessment and report writingin addiction medicine
  • Section 3 Common Clinical Issues
  • Chapter 16 Intoxication and overdose
  • Chapter 17 Withdrawal
  • Chapter 18 Mental health comorbidities
  • Chapter 19 Physical comorbidities
  • Chapter 20 Pain management and pharmaceutical opioids
  • Chapter 21 Pregnancy, infant, and parenting
  • Section 4 Substance Specifics
  • Chapter 22 Tobacco
  • Chapter 23 Alcohol Use Disorders
  • Chapter 24 Opioids
  • Chapter 25 Cannabis
  • Chapter 26 Stimulants, hallucinogens, and related drugs
  • Chapter 27 Benzodiazepines
  • Chapter 28 Volatile substance use
  • Section 5 Special Populations
  • Chapter 29 Men and drugs
  • Chapter 30 Women and drugs
  • Chapter 31 Adolescents
  • Chapter 32 There's a tear in my beer: issues for the older patient withalcohol and substance abuse.
  • Chapter 33 Drugs, alcohol, and prisoners
  • Chapter 34 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
  • Chapter 35 Culturally and linguistically diverse groups
  • Chapter 36 People who inject drugs
  • Index
  • Back Cover.