The Addiction Casebook

Klappentext The Addiction Casebook consists of 13 clinical cases that exemplify DSM-5 addiction diagnoses commonly encountered in clinical practice. Written in an engaging! easy-to-understand manner! the book complements substance abuse textbooks by providing hands-on experience with real-life situations and updated information relating to DSM-5(R) diagnoses. Zusammenfassung Presents 12 patients with DSM-5 addiction diagnoses - plus one experiencing problematic Internet use - and illustrates practical and successful strategies for diagnosing and treating these patients. The book's cases are analogous to those that clinicians commonly encounter in their everyday practice and effectively demonstrate the intersection of addiction with other psychiatric diagnoses. Introduction.; Moving from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5.; Substance-related disorders.; Alcohol.; Caffeine.; Cannabis.; Hallucinogens.; Inhalants.; Opioids.; Sedatives, hypnotics, or anxiolytics.; Stimulants.; Tobacco.; Other (or unknown) substances.; Non-substance-related disorders.; Gambling.; Conditions for further study.; Internet.

Product details

• Authors: Petros Levounis, Petros (EDT)/ Herron Levounis
• Assisted by: Abigail J. Herron (Editor), Abigail J. (Director of Psychiatry Herron (Editor), Petros Levounis (Editor), Petros (Chair Levounis (Editor)
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 20.02.2014, delayed
• EAN: 9781585624584
• ISBN: 978-1-58562-458-4
• No. of pages: 210
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine