Pagliaro Handbook of Child and Adolescent Drug and Substance Abuse

Pharmacological, Developmental, and Clinical Considerations
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-11795-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 528 Seiten, E-Book

* Selected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pagliaro, Louis A.

Pagliaro, Ann Marie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section I Introduction.
Chapter 1 The Nature and Extent of Substance Abuse.
Chapter 2 Explaining Substance Use: A Review of PrevalentTheories.
Section II Developmental Considerations.
Chapter 3 Prenatal Exposure to Substances of Abuse.
Chapter 4 Exposure and Use of Substances of Abuse During Infancyand Childhood.
Chapter 5 Adolescent Substance Use.
Section III Social Considerations.
Chapter 6 Effects of Substance Use on Learning and Memory.
Chapter 7 Substance-Related Accidents and Violence: Children andAdolescents as Victims.
Chapter 8 Substance-Related Violence: Children and Adolescentsas Perpetrators.
Chapter 9 Substance Use, and HIV Infection and AIDS.
Section lV Clinical Considerations.
Chapter 10 Identifying and Diagnosing Substance Use Disorders:Tools and Analysis.
Chapter 11 Dual Diagnoses: Substance Use and Co-OccurringDiagnosis.
Chapter 12 Preventing and Treating Substance Use Disorders:Promoting Successful Outcomes.

Über Autor(innen)

Louis A. Pagliaro is Codirector of the Substance Abusologyand Clinical Pharmacology Research Group. A registeredpsychologist, his area of specialty clinical practice is thetreatment of people who have substance use disorders, includingdual disorders. He consults widely as a forensic psychologist inthe area of psychotropic drug use.
Ann Marie Pagliaro is Codirector of the SubstanceAbusology and Clinical Pharmacology Research Group. Her specialtyarea of research is theory development and evaluation in regard toincreasing the understanding of why people use various substancesof abuse.
The Pagliaros have published over 300 professional scientificarticles, consulted extensively with numerous governmentalorganizations, and have published sixteen books, includingPagliaros' Comprehensive Guide to Drugs and Substances of Abuse,Second Edition.