The Addiction Casebook presents 12 patients with DSM-5 addiction
diagnoses -- plus one experiencing problematic Internet use -- and
illustrates practical and successful strategies for diagnosing and
treating these patients. The book's cases are analogous to those
that clinicians commonly encounter in their everyday practice and
effectively demonstrate the intersection of addiction with other
psychiatric diagnoses. The experience and clinical wisdom of three
generations of addiction specialists are distilled into a single
volume that includes the most salient ideas and treatment
suggestions for clinicians.
This informative, practical volume strikes a colloquial, and
sometimes humorous, tone. General psychiatrists and psychiatric
residents seeking to gain expertise in and an understanding of
addiction will find it a delight to read, as will a diverse
audience of family practitioners, internists, pediatricians,
medical students, allied professionals, and anyone interested in
sharpening her or his clinical skills.
The book is the first to cover the diagnosis, assessment, and
treatment of substance use disorders and other addictions within
the DSM-5(R) framework. Its many valuable and helpful features
include - An outline of the progression in thinking about
psychiatric diagnoses with the move from DSM-IV-TR(R) to DSM-5(R).
- Descriptions of hands-on experience with the current diagnosis
and treatment of substance use disorders and other addictions that
complement substance abuse textbooks and bring the material to
life. - Coverage of such subject areas as alcohol, caffeine,
cannabis, hallucinogen, inhalant, opioid, sedative, hypnotic,
anxiolytic, stimulant, tobacco, gambling, and Internet addictions.
- Key points and multiple-answer questions at the end of each
chapter that highlight the chapter's most pertinent takeaways and
apply and strengthen readers' knowledge of chapter information.-
Extensive use of tables, figures, charts, and other instructive
materials to illuminate and clarify addiction concepts.
In their preface, the authors assert their hope that the book
"will provide the fundamental tools for working with the
substance-using patient in the hospital, the clinic, and the
community." The Addiction Casebook exceeds its goal by providing
mental health and other medical practitioners with timely, current
strategies for addiction diagnosis and treatment in a succinct,
engaging, and entertaining volume.
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