Substance Abuse Disorders (eBook)

Evidence and Experience

Hamid Ghodse, Helen Herrman, Mario Maj, Norman Sartorius (Herausgeber)

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2011
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
9780470975077 (ISBN)

Infos

Substance abuse disorders are among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders and are frequently comorbid with other psychiatric and health conditions and accompanied by social problems; however, they remain under-recognized and under-treated. Many physicians and mental health practitioners receive little-to-no training in the identification and treatment of these disorders.  Approaches to their prevention include some of the major success stories in modern public health as well as some of the deepest controversies in public life. This new title in the WPA series Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry informs psychiatrists and a wide range of professional groups from health and social services about these disorders and their treatment and control. 

'Highly Commended' in the Psychiatry section of the 2012 BMA Book Awards

Hamid Ghodse is Professor of Psychiatry and International Drug Policy at St George's Hospital Medical School. He has been President of the International Narcotics Control Board since 2004, and a member of the board since 1992. Director of the International Centre for Drug Policy (UN) in Vienna. Editor of many books on addiction. He was appointed as inaugural Chair of the International Health Advisory Board in the UK in November 2009.

Helen Herrman is Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre in Mental Health, Melbourne. She has been Secretary of Publications for the World Psychiatric Association since 2005 She is also Regional Vice-President Oceania, World Federation for Mental Health, and Vice-President of the International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology.

Mario Maj is President of the World Psychiatric Association. Formerly he has been President of the Italian Psychiatric Association (since 2000); President of the Italian Society of Biological Psychiatry (since 1990); Secretary-General of the Association of European Psychiatrists (2001-2002); President of the Association of European Psychiatrists (2002).

Norman Sartorius is President of the International Association for the Promotion of Mental Health Programmes. Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and of the American College of Psychiatry; Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Mental Health and a member of the WPA Council.

Inhalt

Substance Abuse Disorders 3
Contents 9
List of Contributors 11
Preface 15
SECTION 1 DRUGS 19
1 Epidemiology of Drug Abuse: A Global Overview 21
2 Drug Abuse: Prevention 45
3 Drug Abuse: Treatment and Management 71
4 Commentaries 93
4.1 Measuring, Preventing and Treating Global Drug Abuse 93
4.2 Epidemiology, Treatment and Prevention of Addictive Disorders 99
4.3 The Global Challenge of Illegal Drugs 101
4.4 Drug Misuse – Lessons Learned Through the Modern Science 105
4.5 An Integrated Approach to Drug-Abuse Treatment: The Role of Prevention 109
4.6 Informing the Field of Substance Misuse: Progress and Challenges 113
SECTION 2 ALCOHOL 117
5 Epidemiology of Alcohol Abuse: Extent and Nature of the Problem 119
6 The Prevention of Alcohol Problems 143
7 Alcohol-Use Disorders – Treatment and Management 165
8 Commentaries 193
8.1 Perverse Interpretation of Evidence in Alcohol Policy 193
8.2 Implementing the Evidence Base 197
8.3 Further Insights into the Burden of Alcohol Use on Mental Illness 202
8.4 Alcohol Issues – What Next? 207
8.5 The Evolving Global Burden of Disease from Alcohol 211
8.6 A Timely Review of Alcohol Related Disorders 221
SECTION 3 TOBACCO 223
9 Epidemiology of Tobacco Use 225
10 Tobacco Use: Prevention 251
11 Tobacco Abuse: Treatment and Management 269
12 Commentaries 292
12.1 Challenges in Reducing the Disease Burden of Tobacco Smoking 292
12.2 Public Health and Tobacco Use 298
12.3 Decreasing the Health Hazards of Tobacco: Necessary and Possible, But not Easy 300
12.4 Overcoming State Addiction to Tobacco Industry 304
12.5 The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: The Importance of Article 14 307
12.6 Comments Regarding Epidemiology of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Use: Prevention and Tobacco Abuse: Treatment and Management 311
Index 315

Rezensionen

"This book provides a comprehensive review of substance abuse
disorders by many of the world's leading experst in the field, and
its contributors have a truly broad international representation.
The chapters are clearly and authoritatively written, and each
section is followed by commentaries that add the experience of
experts to the evidence presented in the chapters." (Journal of
Clinical Psychiatry, April 2012)

"The commentaries at the end of each section are pertinent and,
at times, thought provoking. This book would be best appreciated by
individuals with knowledge in this area, but will be educational
for anyone interested in this topic." (Doody's, 21 October
2011)

"In this valuable contribution to the field, Ghodse
(International Centre for Drug Policy, U. of London, UK) introduces
a dozen chapters by international experts that address tobacco,
alcohol, and other legal and illicit drugs." (Booknews, 1 April
2011)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.1.2011
• Reihe/Serie: WPA Series in Evidence & Experience in Psychiatry
• Reihe/Serie: WPA Series in Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Suchtkrankheiten
• Schlagworte: Addictions • APPROACHES • Comorbid • Conditions • disorders • Health • Identification • include • littletono • Major • many • Medical Science • Medizin • modern public • Physicians • Practitioners • prevalent • Psychiatric • Psychiatrie • Psychiatry • Psychologie • Psychology • Receive • Stories • substance abuse • Substance Misuse • Substanzmissbrauch • Success • Sucht • Treatment
• ISBN-13: 9780470975077 / 9780470975077