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Author:   Mustafa al'Absi (Department of Behavioral Science, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth, MN, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 18.40cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   1.050kg
ISBN:  

9780123706324

ISBN 10:   0123706327
Pages:   456
Publication Date:   26 February 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword by George F. Koob Section I. Neurobiology of Stress and Addiction. Biological Bases of the Stress Response. The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis and Addiction. Dopaminergic Reward Pathways and Effects of Stress. Endogenous Opiates, Addiction, and the Stress Response. Early Life Stress and Vulnerability to Addiction. Genetics, Stress and the Risk for Addiction . Neurobiology of Stress and Risk for Relapse. Section II. Psychosocial Processes Related to Stress and Addiction. Negative Affect and Addiction. Stress and Impulsive Behaviors. Psychosocial Determinants of the Stress Response. Individual Differences in Response to Stress and Risk for Addiction. Addiction and Stress in Adolescents. Section III. Clinical Implications: Assessment and Intervention. The Assessment of Stress in Research and Clinical Settings. Assessment of Addictions in Clinical and Research Settings. Stress, Anxiety and Addiction: Intervention Strategies. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorders. Novel Pharmacologic treatment of Stress and Addiction: The Role of CRF and Glucocorticoid Antagonists. Future directions of research on stress and addictive behaviors.

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In summary, Stress and Addiction: Biological and Psychological Mechanisms is a useful book that provides an overview of the research on stress and addiction in a concise format that motivated readers can use as a starting point to track down more in-depth information in diverse areas. It works best as a reference resource. The writers of the individual chapters are knowledgeable and present research findings clearly. ... The book provides a balanced view in terms of presenting conflicting research findings, and it discusses limitations of instruments and study designs. This book achieves its goal of bringing together biological and psychological findings on the overlap of stress and addiction. --Michael Weaver, Virginia Commonwealth University, in SRNT (Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco) Newsletter May / June 2007, Volume 13, Number 2

Author Information

Professor of Behavioral Medicine and holder of the Max & Mary La Due Pickworth Chair at the University of Minnesota Medical School, Dr. al’Absi is the founding director of the Duluth Medical Research Institute. He is also the Course Director of Behavioral Medicine at the Medical School, has a joint appointment as a Professor and a graduate faculty at the Departments of Physiology & Pharmacology, Neuroscience, Family Medicine, and the Integrated Biological Sciences Program. Professor al’Absi directs a research program focusing on the neurobiology of stress.

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