Introduction to Addictive Behaviors, Sixth Edition (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

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The authoritative text that has helped generations of students and practitioners build foundational knowledge about substance use disorders and other addictive behaviors is now in a revised and updated sixth edition. In one accessible volume, the text comprehensively reviews major theories of addiction and their implications for helping people recover. Keys to evidence-based prevention and treatment are highlighted throughout. Chapters address disease models of addiction; public health and prevention approaches; dual diagnosis; psychoanalytic, behavioral, cognitive, and family systems models; sociocultural approaches; behavioral addictions, such as gambling; and motivational models. Student-friendly features include illustrative clinical vignettes, end-of-chapter summaries, and review questions.

New to This Edition

• Important developments in research, theory, clinical intervention, and prevention.
• The evolving opioid overdose epidemic, the changing legal landscape of cannabis, and the proliferation of e-cigarette use.
• New or expanded coverage of epigenetics, sociocultural determinants of addiction, and stigma, plus updates on harm reduction, 12-step, and psychoanalytic models.
• Discussions of new diagnoses in ICD-11: gaming disorder and compulsive sexual behavior disorder.