ABSTRACT

International in its scope and multidisciplinary in its approach, The International Handbook of Addiction Behaviour, originally published in 1991, set a new agenda in the addictions field. This volume brings together the full variety of scientific approaches to addiction behaviour. It broke new ground by highlighting the links between clinical work, training and research and proposes a way forward towards integrated treatment interventions. This title is a definitive teaching text and will still be a valuable resource for students in the addiction field.

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

Section I Scientific approaches to addiction

part |2 pages

Section II Clinical syndromes

chapter 9|7 pages

Alcohol and cerebral depressants

chapter 10|5 pages

Opiates

chapter 11|8 pages

Cannabis

chapter 13|5 pages

Cocaine and the amphetamines

chapter 14|5 pages

Benzodiazepine withdrawal

chapter 16|7 pages

Volatile substance abuse

part |2 pages

Section III Health risks and the addictions

chapter 19|6 pages

Physical complications of drug abuse

chapter 21|7 pages

Physical complications of alcohol abuse

chapter 22|11 pages

Alcoholic brain damage

chapter 23|11 pages

Alcohol and mental illness: cause or effect?

chapter 24|5 pages

Adolescence: the genesis of addiction

chapter 25|7 pages

Why women need their own services

chapter 26|4 pages

What about the elderly?

part |2 pages

Section IV Screening and detection

part |2 pages

Section V Therapeutic skills

chapter 33|6 pages

Behaviour therapy of drug dependence

chapter 34|4 pages

An alternative to psychotherapy

chapter 37|5 pages

Family therapy for alcohol problems

chapter 38|4 pages

Self-help groups

chapter 39|6 pages

Therapeutic communities

chapter 40|5 pages

Treatments for smokers

part |2 pages

Section VI Services

part |2 pages

Section VII Prevention and policy

chapter 44|6 pages

The crimes connection: alcohol

chapter 45|6 pages

Drug use and criminal behaviour

chapter 46|6 pages

Interventions in the workplace

chapter 49|5 pages

The World Health Organization

part |2 pages

Section VIII Training

chapter 51|5 pages

Teaching research skills