Drug abuse and addiction in medical illness: causes, consequences, and treatment

It is the expectation of the editors that this volume will become a gold standard book -- the only singular source of current and cutting-edge information for all those working with drug abusing or addicted patients or for those interested in this topic from other research perspectives. In brief, Drug Abuse and Addiction in Medical Illness: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment, will contain 62 chapters covering drugs of abuse and how they play a role in a wide range of medical illnesses. That is, the volume will discuss how, for some diseases, drug abuse will cause or enhance the progress of that disease/disorder, while other diseases may result in or enhance drug abuse. The chapters in that section will thus deal with this crucial, bi-directional relationship. Leading experts in the field of addiction throughout the world will contribute to the volume. This means the designed content will cover virtually every core, as well as contemporary, topic in the subject area, from the established theories to the most modern research and development in the field of drug abuse and addiction. Thus, once completed, the volume will be a first of its kind book, richyet comprehensive and focused (specifically to the designated area), and willaddress the needs of the very active theoretical, basic, and clinical research in the field. INDICE: Drug abuse, dependence and addiction.- Epidemiology and trends in drug abuse.- Brain reward system and compulsive drug use.- Genetic vulnerability for Drug Abuse and Addiction.- Adolescent brain development and vulnerability for addiction.- Personality risk factors for drug abuse and addiction.- Automatic and controlled processes in the pathway from drug abuse to addiction.- The role of inhibitory control in drug abuse.- Animal models in addiction research.- Pharmacological treatment of drug abuse and addiction in medical illness.- Psychological interventions for drug abuse and addiction.- Medical studentand physician education on drug abuse.- Drug abuse and addiction in elderly.-Alcohol.- Nicotine.- Cannabis.- Cocaine.- Ecstasy and LSD.- Methamphetamine.-Ketamine.- Abuse and addiction of prescription drugs.- Anxiolytics and Sedatives.- Opiates and other pain killers.- Methylphenidate and cognitive enhancers.- Anabolic steroids.- Chronic Pain.- Anxiety Disorders.- Depression and bipolar disorder.- ADHD.- Autism.- Obesity.- Personality disorders.- Schizophrenia and Psychosis.- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Trauma.- Seizures andepilepsy.- Headache and Migraine.- Parkinson's Disease.- Sleep and Sleep Disorders.- Dreams and Nightmares.- Cardiovascular Disease.- Alcohol and liver Disease.- Pulmonary disease and asthma.- Cutaneous complications of intravenous drug use.- Hyperkinetic movement disorders.- Alcohol and cancer.- Pregnancy andpost-partum.- Prenatal drug exposure.- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.- HIVand AIDS.- Palliative care of drug addicts.- Aggression and antisocial behavior.- Suicidal Behavior in alcohol and drug abuse.- Gambling and drug abuse.- Parental control, raising, role models and drug abuse.- Prevention of drug abuse and addiction.- Legal aspects of drug misuse.- Occupational impact of drug abuse and addiction.- Drug abuse and Traffic Safety.- Appendix.

• ISBN: 978-1-60327-515-6
• Editorial: Humana
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 750
• Fecha Publicación: 15/06/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés