Rethinking Substance Abuse - What the Science Shows, And What We Should Do About It

Summary

While knowledge on substance abuse and addictions is expanding rapidly, clinical practice still lags behind. This book incorporates developmental, neurobiological, genetic, behavioral, and social-environmental perspectives, and talks, among the other things, about the nature and causes of alcohol and other drug problems.

Product details

• Assisted by: Kathleen M. Carroll (Editor), Carroll Kathleen M. (Editor), William R. Miller (Editor), Miller William R. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.03.2006
• EAN: 9781572302310
• ISBN: 978-1-57230-231-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 612 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Drug & substance abuse: social aspects, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects, Physiological psychology, neuropsychology, biopsychology