Principles and Practice of Addictions in Psychiatry

This comprehensive and practical new book is a clinical, treatment-oriented guide to the diagnosis and treatment of addiction disorders. It provides complete, in-depth analysis of the essentials of addiction psychiatry, with an emphasis on the biopsychosocial basis for addictive and psychiatric disorders. Leading experts present diagnosis and treatment strategies that can be immediately applied to clinical cases. The contributors represent the leadership in research principles and clinical practice in addictions. Thoroughly covers the etiology, epidemiology, genetics, neurobiology, and co-morbidity of addiction disorders. Presents timely discussions of both experimental and traditional treatments for addiction disorders. Provides detailed descriptions of addiction disorders as well as comprehensive discussion of all treatment options. Goal is to provide a practical book that is derived from many levels--theoretical, empirical, synthetic, and deductive--for complete understanding and comprehensive use in clinical practice. Effective in treating patients in whom addiction is secondary to another psychiatric disorder.