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Author:   Maria Sullivan ,  Frances Levin
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.502kg
ISBN:  

9780199392063

ISBN 10:   0199392064
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   04 October 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction Maria Sullivan, Frances R. Levin 2. Recognizing Addiction in Older Patients Anna Levesque and Edward Nunes 3. Brief Interventions for Substance Use Disorder in Older Adults Roland C. Merchant and Francesca L. Beaudoin 4. Alcohol and Older Adults Anna Terajewicz LaRose and John Renner 5. Abuse of Opioids and Prescription Medications Isis Burgos-Chapman, Louis Trevisan, and Kevin Sevarino 6. Cannabis, Nicotine, and Stimulant Abuse in Older Adults Christina A. Brezing and Frances R. Levin 7. Benzodiazepines and Other Sedative-Hypnotics in the Older Adult Arthur Robin Williams and Olivera J. Bogunovic 8. Assessment of the Older Patient Rahul Rao and Ilana Crome 9. Sex Differences in Late-life Substance Use Disorders Elizabeth Evans and Maria Sullivan 10. Treatment Options for Older Adults with Substance Use Disorders Stacy A. Cohen, Margaret M. Haglund, and Larissa J. Mooney 11. Technology-based Interventions for Late-Life Addiction Esra Alagoz, Kim Johnson, Andrew Quanbeck, and David Gustafson Jr. 12. Conclusion Maria Sullivan

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Dr. Sullivan graduated from Harvard University, received her medical degree from George Washington University, and a doctorate in Psychology from the University of Chicago. She completed her Psychiatry Residency and Fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry at the New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University. She serves as Medical Director, Clinical Research and Development, at Alkermes, Inc. and is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University. Dr. Sullivan has been a Principal Investigator on several NIDA-funded trials focused on the development of novel medications and therapies for opioid dependence. She has served as Scientific Review Committee member for NIAAA and NIDA, and has been a reviewer for several scientific journals. Dr. Sullivan is the former Chair, Clinical Expert Panel, Providers' Clinical Support System for Medication-assisted Treatment (PCSS-MAT), a SAMHSA-sponsored national training and mentoring initiative focused on increasing access to pharmacotherapies for opioid use disorders. She has served as a consultant to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and is the former Director of Research, Board of Directors, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP). She is the current Chair of the Committee on Addictions, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry. Frances R. Levin, M.D. is a board-certified psychiatrist with a subspecialty certification in Addiction Psychiatry. She is the Kennedy-Leavy Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center and Chief of the Division on Substance Abuse at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Since 1998 she has served as the Director of the Addiction Psychiatry Residency program at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center.

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