Understanding and Working With Substance Misusers

Informationen zum Autor Aaron Pycroft is a Senior Lecturer at Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth. Klappentext Substance misuse is an interdisciplinary field. The book matches this by incorporating different disciplinary perspectives, which means it is suitable for students on a wide range of courses. Zusammenfassung Substance misuse is an interdisciplinary field. The book matches this by incorporating different disciplinary perspectives! which means it is suitable for students on a wide range of courses. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Drugs and Drug Users in Context The Policy Context and Legal Framework From Disease to Dependency Syndrome Harm Reduction Approaches The Psychological Revolution The Genetic Revolution and Disease Theory Revisited Interventions and Equivocal Outcomes Complex Adaptive Systems: A New Paradigm for Working with Addiction? Pulling It All Together: An Extended Case Study

Product details

• Authors: Aaron Pycroft
• Assisted by: Aaron Pycroft (Editor), Pycroft Aaron (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.05.2010
• EAN: 9781847872623
• ISBN: 978-1-84787-262-3
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Addiction, Addiction & therapy, Drug & substance abuse: social aspects, Social Work, Addiction and therapy, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects