While the war on drugs continues to attract world attention, it is often overlooked that alcoholism remains a major worldwide health concern. No matter what your expertise, the CRC Handbook of Alcoholism can help you acquire the necessary skills to treat problem drinkers and alcohol-dependent patients.
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Front cover
How You Can Benefit From This Handbook (… By Way of a Preface)
Dedication
The Editors
Contributors
Table of Contents
Section I: Patient Care
Part 1: Screening and Diagnosis
Chapter 1. First Contact and Early Intervention
Chapter 2. Natural History
Chapter 3. Laboratory Parameters
Chapter 4. Psychometric Screening Instruments
Part 2: Acute Treatment
Chapter 5. Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Chapter 6. Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
Chapter 7. Alcohol-Induced Psychotic Disorders
Part 3: Treatment of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence
Chapter 8. Overview and Outlook
Chapter 9. Psychotherapy
Chapter 10. Pharmacotherapy
Chapter 11. Adolescent Patients
Chapter 12. Geriatric Patients
Part 4: Treatment of Non-Psychiatric Alcohol-Related Disorders
Chapter 13. Women
Chapter 14. Primary Care Setting
Chapter 15. Nervous System
Chapter 16. Liver
Chapter 17. Gastrointestinal System and Pancreas
Chapter 18. Cardiovascular System
Chapter 19. Kidney and Electrolyte Disturbances
Chapter 20. Immune System
Chapter 21. Endocrine System
Chapter 22. Vitamin Deficiencies, Zinc Deficiency, and Anaphylactic Reactions
Chapter 23. Skin
Chapter 24. Alcohol Embryopathy: Symptoms, Course, and Etiology
Section II: Research
Chapter 25. Epidemiology
Chapter 26. Comorbidity
Chapter 27. Heritability
Chapter 28. Pathogenesis of Alcoholic Liver Disease
Chapter 29. Harmful Alcohol Consumption
Chapter 30. Psychometric Instruments to Evaluate Outcome in Alcoholism Treatment
Chapter 31. Meta-Analysis of Pharmacotherapeutic Trials
Chapter 32. Meta-analysis Without Tears: a Step-by-Step Introduction
Chapter 33. Patient-to-Treatment Matching
Chapter 34. Molecular Pharmacology and Neuroanatomy
Chapter 35. Behavioral Pharmacology
Chapter 36. Controversial Research Areas
Section III: Useful Data and Definitions
Chapter 37. Physicochemical Properties of Ethanol
Chapter 38. How to Calculate Maximum Blood Alcohol Levels after a Drinking Event
Chapter 39. Basic Pharmacokinetics of Alcohol
Chapter 40. Drug Interactions
Chapter 41. Definitions of a “Standard Drink”
Chapter 42. Harmful Daily Alcohol Consumption
Chapter 43. DSM-IV and ICD-10 Definitions of Alcohol Intoxication, Abuse, Dependence, and Withdrawal
Chapter 44. Alphabetical List of Psychometric Test Instruments
Chapter 45. Useful (Internet) Addresses
Chapter 46. Abbreviations Used
Index
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