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Substance Use Disorders
Nicholas R. Lessa
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Description for Substance Use Disorders
Paperback. During the past twenty years, the substance abuse & dependency treatment field has seen radical changes. What was once a vocation run almost exclusively by recovering persons with little formal training or clinical expertise has evolved into an industry of credentialed professionals. Times have changed. Series Editor(s): Weiner, Irving B. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
The Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health: Substance Use Disorders uses clear, highly accessible language to guide the reader through the entire continuum of addiction care and present the latest scientific understanding of substance use and abuse. This comprehensive, informative reference provides a complete overview of diagnosis, treatment, research, emerging trends, and other critical information about chemical addictions. Both biomedical and psychiatric conditions and complications are thoroughly covered.
The Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health: Substance Use Disorders uses clear, highly accessible language to guide the reader through the entire continuum of addiction care and present the latest scientific understanding of substance use and abuse. This comprehensive, informative reference provides a complete overview of diagnosis, treatment, research, emerging trends, and other critical information about chemical addictions. Both biomedical and psychiatric conditions and complications are thoroughly covered.
Like all the books in the Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health series, Substance Use Disorders features a compact, easy-to-use format that includes:
- Vignettes and case illustrations
- A practical approach that emphasizes ... Read more
- Resources for specific readers such as clinicians, students, or patients
In addition to the fundamentals of chemical addictions and treatment, Substance Use Disorders covers some of the most cutting-edge topics in the field, including innovative treatment approaches, outcome demands, brain science, relapse-prevention strategies, designer drugs, spirituality, and other areas. This straightforward resource is admirably suited for a wide variety of readers, from those in the helping professions, to law enforcement personnel, to recommended reading for clients currently in treatment.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471689911
SKU
V9780471689911
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99-50
About Nicholas R. Lessa
WALTER F. SCANLON is a Program/Workplace Consultant and Interventionist with twenty-five years' experience in behavioral healthcare services. He has taught, trained and presented nationally, and is an adjunct professor at Marymount Manhattan College and City College of New York.
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