Frank L Iber

Alcohol and Drug Abuse as Encountered in Office Practice

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book has been written to serve as a manual for physicians practicing in a private office setting to recognize and recommend appropriate treatment for patients believed to be substance abusers

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Longman Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 1990
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 185mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 821g
• ISBN-13: 9780849301667
• ISBN-10: 0849301661
• Artikelnr.: 22290589

Autorenporträt

Frank L. Iber

Inhaltsangabe

BACKGROUND. Introduction to Abused Substances. Terminology, Definitions,
FDA Classifications, DSM III R Diagnostic Criteria. Molecular Basis of
Action of Abused Substances. Etiology of Substance Abuse; Similarities of
Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Essential Pharmacology of Abused Drugs. Issues of
Law and Custom. Attitudes Among Medical Staff Influencing Substance Abuse
Care. SKILLS. Obtaining an Accurate Drug and Alcohol History. Recognition
of the Alcoholic and Substance-Abusing Patient in Your Practice.
Emergencies in Drug and Alcohol Use and Their Management. Laboratory Use in
Screening and Verification of Drug Use. Cost-Effective Screening of
Addicted Persons for Significant Illness. Classes of Drugs Needed for the
Successful Management of Addiction. Informing the Patient of the Diagnosis
of Abuse and Motivating Him to Treatment. SUBSTANCES AND THEIR SPECIFIC
PROBLEMS. What Can Be Learned from Smoking and Nicotine Addiction. Alcohol
and Sedatives. Medical Problems in Alcoholics. Psychiatric Problems in
Addicts. Opium Derivatives. Medical Problems Related to illicit Drugs.
Cocaine and Amphetamines. Marijuana. Hallucinogens and Phencyclidine.
Miscellaneous Abused Drugs. Mixed Drug Abuse. TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION.
What Is Treatment and What Does It Accomplish? Drug Withdrawal: Recognition
and Treatment. Entering Treatment. Professionals and Others Providing
Skilled Services to Substance Abusers. The Range of Treatment and
Rehabilitation Programs: Factors in the Selection of an Appropriate
Program. Setting and Meeting Realistic Goals for Rehabilitation. Volunteer
Groups in the Treatment of Addictions: The Model of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Crises in Treatment. Prevention and Pertinent Public Health Issues. SPECIAL
GROUPS. Special Problems of Substance Abuse in Adolescence. Special
Problems in Women Abusers. Problems of Addiction During Pregnancy and
Problems in the Child. Children of Alcoholics and Drug Abusers. Alcoholism
and Addictions in the Elderly. Addictions in Ethn