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Alcohol
This book is written for a truly general medical audience. Clinicians, researchers, residents, and students will find Al cohol a direct treatment of the major drug problem in Amer ica. Along with the first volume in this series on marijuana, Alcohol is timely and relevant. The subject is presented with clarity in an effort to provide professionals and interested readers with a basic background in the field of alcohol studies. The emphasis is on what is known and can be coun ted on as fundamental knowledge on the various aspects of history, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism. Because drugs other than alcohol are such an important feature of the contemporary alcoh...
The Encyclopedia of Depression
Provides coverage on topics critical to understanding depression, such as the history of the disease, research, treatment options, and the role of various mental health professionals in addressing the condition.
Cocaine
For every news story in the popular press detailing the horrors and the violence associated with cocaine, there have been corresponding studies in the medical litera ture shedding new light on our understanding of this most troublesome drug. Our knowledge of addiction, and specifically cocaine addiction, has increased dra matically within the last few years. We stand on the threshold of an exciting new era in addictionology that promises better treatments, improved diagnostic proce dures, and more effective preventative strategies. We must prepare today for the avalanche of exciting dis coveries that will arrive in the coming years. Along with the first two volumes in this series, Marijuana ...
Tobacco
Author Mark S. Gold presents the latest medical information on nicotine and tobacco's neurobiological, physiological, and psychological effects. This timely monograph also discusses the latest diagnostic and treatment programs as well as model programs for use by practitioners which were developed by the National Cancer Institute and other eminent organizations. The author also includes a comprehensive history of tobacco use.
Food and Addiction
"In 2012, two of us (KB & MG) published the first edition of this book. It was an exciting venture, as research on the topic of food and addiction was gaining momentum, there had been a conference on the topic, and the implications of the work were becoming more evident. That book was the product of a collaborative relationship across fields not previously connected. Kelly Brownell, then at Yale University and doing work on obesity prevention and public health nutrition, learned of the work of Mark Gold, a senior addictions researcher in psychiatry at the University of Florida. Mark was one of a handful of addiction researchers interested in whether food might act on the brain in ways simila...
Addictive Disorders in Medical Populations
This book has a much wider focus than traditional books written about drug and alcohol addictions. This unique book is written by medical specialists who diagnose, treat and research addictive disorders in their specialities. Thus, it meets the needs of the typical medical practitioner who wants to learn about and treat patients with addictive disorders in their practices. Because alcohol and drug problems are so prevalent and affect medical conditions profoundly, the medical specialist will improve their knowledge and skill to diagnose and treat addictive disorders in their specialties. Drug and alcohol addictions occur commonly in medical populations; 25–50% of patients seen by primary c...
