Drug and Alcohol Abuse: A Clinical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment (Critical Issues in Psychiatry)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

MARC A. SCHUCKIT

Addiction & Recovery

Springer

'Polished, well-edited, and tendered on pages laid out in an attractive, uncrowded format....There are tables and figures, adequately and thoughtfully placed throughout the book, which enhance learning and understanding of the textual material. ...The physical characteristics of the book...are well above average for the genre and reflect the publisher's attention to detail in planning and producing a volume worthy of its contents.' --- American Journal of Psychiatry 'Dr. Schuckit's leadership in alcoholism research is well recognized, and his position as an astute clinician is asserted with this text....[this book] is a clear, concise guide to the diagnosis and management of substance abuse problems.' --- The American Journal on Addictions, from a review of the Third Edition The Fourth Edition features DSM-IV classifications; a revision of 70 percent of the references, with most citations from the late 1980s and 1990s; broader discussions of anxiety and depression; and expanded coverage of comorbidity, drug testing in the workplace, and much more.

Written to serve the needs of clinicians handling emergency problems, and the student seeking an introduction to abused substances, the new fifth edition of this acclaimed text offers the most up-to-date clinically oriented guide available in the field of drug and alcohol abuse. This valuable work continues to set the standard for substance abuse research. New features of the fifth edition include: -A revision of approximately 70% of the references with most citations from 1997-1999. -Important expanded material on pharmacology. -An entire chapter on Prevention has been added. -More in-depth coverage of substance-related pathology and treatment related issues. -Special attention is placed on the upcoming DSM-IV revision. -More information on co-morbidity with psychiatric disorders and genetics of substance use disorders.

Mental Health

Inviting the help of colleagues worldwide, the concise Diagnostic Issues in Substance Use Disorders is part of the new series, Advancing the Research Agenda for DSM-V. Its 19 chapters by an international group of experts are designed to stimulate questions that will help guide research related to the development of the next editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), with the goal of ensuring that the major substance use diagnoses represent the same condition in both references. These 19 chapters cover 10 major issues: categorical versus dimensional diagnoses, the neurobiological basis of substance use disorders, social and cultural perspectives, the crosswalk between DSM-IV and ICD-10, comorbidity of substance use disorders and mental health disorders, subtypes of disorders, issues in adolescence, substance-specific criteria, the place of non-substance-related addictive disorders, and available research resources. The conclusion presents a broadly based research agenda for developing diagnostic concepts and criteria for substance use disorders. This deeply informative compendium distills the work done from 2002 to late 2005 and concludes with recommendations for developing research activities that will inform DSM-V and future editions of the manual. As such, it will prove invaluable for clinicians and researchers everywhere.

Diagnostic Issues in Substance Use Disorders: Refining the Research Agenda for DSM-V

Paul J. Sirovatka

John B. Saunders

and Darrel A. Regier

Psychology & Counseling

American Psychiatric Publishing

Medical Books

Medicine

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