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A comprehensive book dealing with drug, tobacco and alcohol abuse in both children and young people. Presents the facts of drug and alcohol abuse, evidence for prevention and treatment, and reviews of the various types of treatments Reviews all drugs of abuse, including tobacco and alcohol Offers a practical presentation of evidence from particular therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy and family therapy Presents a comprehensive review of the pharmacological advances for this age group with substance use disorders and other mental health problems Written by an international team of professionals and academics, each with a background in adolescent development as well as addiction.
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Table of contents
- CONTENTS
- AUTHORS’ APPOINTMENTS
- FOREWORD
- 1 POLICY: THE PRINCIPLES OF SERVICE ORGANIZATION AND PRACTICE Paul McArdle and Eilish Gilvarry
- 2 DETERMINANTS OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE Paul McArdle
- 3 DRUG USE IN YOUNG PEOPLE:SHORT-TERM EFFECTS AND LONG-TERM HARMS Dan Lubman, Yvonne Bonomo and Murat Yücel
- 4 YOUNG PEOPLE, SUBSTANCES AND HARM Mandy Abbott, Fariah Khan and Eilish Gilvarry
- 5 TRENDS IN SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE IN YOUNG PEOPLE Cecilia A Essau and Peter Wennberg
- 6 SUBSTANCE USE AND PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Michael Farrell
- 7 THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UNIVERSALYOUTH SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMMES David R Foxcroft, Debby Allen and Lindsey Coombes
- 8 PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE:TARGETED APPROACHES Paul McArdle
- 9 TREATMENT: COURSE AND OUTCOME Eilish Gilvarry and Giles Hayden
- 10 LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Sarah Woolrich
- 11 PRINCIPLES OF ASSESSMENT FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS Oscar G Bukstein and Theresa Lutka-Fedor
- 12 ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS AND OUTCOME MEASUREMENT Oscar G Bukstein and Teresa Lutka-Fedor
- 13 BIOLOGICAL MARKERS (DRUGS) Kim Wolff
- 14 ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND THE PAEDIATRIC UNIT Joan Robson
- 15 BRIEF ALCOHOL INTERVENTIONS IN YOUNG PEOPLE: EVIDENCE ANDAPPLICABILITY Malathi Natarajan and Eileen Kaner
- 16 PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE MISUSE DISORDERS Gillian Tober
- 17 EMPIRICAL AND CLINICAL FOUNDATIONS OF FAMILY-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE Howard A Liddle, Cynthia L Rowe and Gayle A Dakof
- 18 PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT OFADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERE Jane Marshall and KAH Mirza
- 19 THE ROLE OF PRIMARY CARE IN MANAGEMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE/ABUSE Clare Gerada
- 20 INTEGRATED TREATMENT OFSUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS ANDCO-OCCURRING PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS IN ADOLESCENTS Robert D Davies and Paula D Riggs
- INDEX