Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook (Spiral Manual) [Hardcover]

Joyce H. Lowinson (Editor), Pedro Ruiz (Editor), Robert B. Millman (Editor), John G. Langrod (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781734746 | ISBN-13: 978-0781734745 | Publication Date: October 4, 2004 | Edition: Fourth

The premier text on substance abuse and addictive behaviors is now in its updated and expanded Fourth Edition, with up-to-the-minute insights from more than 150 experts at the front lines of patient management and research. This edition features expanded coverage of the neurobiology of abused substances, new pharmacologic therapies for addictions, and complete information on “club drugs” such as Ecstasy. New sections focus on addiction in children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly and women’s health issues, including pregnancy. The expanded behavioral addictions section now includes hoarding, shopping, and computer/Internet abuse.  ncludes access to a Companion wesbite that has fully searchable text.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Volume 9, Issue 67 -- "This is the textbook that must be on your shelf. The book provides an intensive treatment of a breadth of topics related to the field of addiction psychiatry. The chapters are highly variable in quality and comprehensiveness. The chapters, written by leaders in the field, are of extremely high quality. This is an important book that covers almost anything that might be of interest to anyone in the field"

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1200 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fourth edition (October 4, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781734746
• ISBN-13: 978-0781734745
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.4 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,229,235 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)