The Addiction Casebook

Author:   Petros Levounis, MD MA (Chair , UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical School ) ,  Abigail J. Herron, DO (Director of Psychiatry, Institute for Family Health / Mt. Sinai School of Medicine)
Publisher:   American Psychiatric Association Publishing
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9781585624584


Pages:   230
Publication Date:   13 April 2014
Format:   Paperback
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The Addiction Casebook presents 12 patients with DSM-5 addiction diagnoses—plus one experiencing problematic Internet use—and illustrates practical and successful strategies for diagnosing and treating these patients. The book's cases are analogous to those that clinicians commonly encounter in their everyday practice and effectively demonstrate the intersection of addiction with other psychiatric diagnoses. The experience and clinical wisdom of three generations of addiction specialists are distilled into a single volume that includes the most salient ideas and treatment suggestions for clinicians. This informative, practical volume strikes a colloquial, and sometimes humorous, tone. General psychiatrists and psychiatric residents seeking to gain expertise in and an understanding of addiction will find it a delight to read, as will a diverse audience of family practitioners, internists, pediatricians, medical students, allied professionals, and anyone interested in sharpening her or his clinical skills. The book is the first to cover the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of substance use disorders and other addictions within the DSM-5 framework. Its many valuable and helpful features include • An outline of the progression in thinking about psychiatric diagnoses with the move from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5. • Descriptions of hands-on experience with the current diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders and other addictions that complement substance abuse textbooks and bring the material to life. • Coverage of such subject areas as alcohol, caffeine, cannabis, hallucinogen, inhalant, opioid, sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic, stimulant, tobacco, gambling, and Internet addictions. • Key points and multiple-answer questions at the end of each chapter that highlight the chapter's most pertinent takeaways and apply and strengthen readers' knowledge of chapter information. • Extensive use of tables, figures, charts, and other instructive materials to illuminate and clarify addiction concepts. In their preface, the authors assert their hope that the book ""will provide the fundamental tools for working with the substance-using patient in the hospital, the clinic, and the community."" The Addiction Casebook exceeds its goal by providing mental health and other medical practitioners with timely, current strategies for addiction diagnosis and treatment in a succinct, engaging, and entertaining volume.

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Author:   Petros Levounis, MD MA (Chair , UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical School ) ,  Abigail J. Herron, DO (Director of Psychiatry, Institute for Family Health / Mt. Sinai School of Medicine)
Publisher:   American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Imprint:   American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.372kg
ISBN:  

9781585624584


ISBN 10:   1585624586
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   13 April 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contributors Preface Part I. Introduction Chapter 1. DSM-5 Criteria for Substance Use Disorders: Recommendations and Rationale Part II. Substance-Related Disorders Chapter 2. Alcohol: Conundrums of Co-occurring Disorders Chapter 3. Caffeine: The Ins and Outs of Caffeine Chapter 4. Cannabis: A Natural Dilemma Chapter 5. Hallucinogens: The Mind Field of Oswald: A Case of Hallucinogen Intoxication Chapter 6. Inhalants: Just say N2O! Chapter 7. Opioids: Finding the Off Switch Chapter 8. Sedatives, Hypnotics, or Anxiolytics: Sleepless Nights and the Magic Pills Chapter 9. Stimulants: Sex, Drugs, and Techno: Gay Men and Crystal Methamphetamine Chapter 10. Tobacco: From Social Norm to Modern Day Faux Pas Chapter 11. Other (or Unknown) Substances: The Brave New World of Bath Salts and Other Synthetic Drugs Part III. Non-Substance-Related Disorder Chapter 12. Gambling: The Woman Who Became Tired of Trying to Predict the Future Part IV. Condition for Further Study Chapter 13. Internet: Why Are Drug Addicts and People Who Use the Internet Both Called ""Users?"" Index

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This is an easy read. It presents basic concepts helpful to trainees and individuals unfamiliar with these disorders. It uses clinical cases to illustrate real issues and the complexities that one encounters when treating individuals with these disorders. This is a useful book for residents, fellows, and other trainees who are learning about addictive disorders. -- Michael Easton, M.D. * Doody's Book Review *


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Petros Levounis, M.D., M.A., is the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey. Abigail J. Herron, D.O., is the Director of the Fellowship in Addiction Medicine and Acting Medical Director of the Addiction Institute of New York at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York, New York.

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