Learn more effective treatments for adolescents with abuse
substance disorder Dual diagnosis of adolescent substance use
disorders and comorbid psychiatric disorders must be treated
simultaneously to be effective. Adolescent Substance Abuse:
Psychiatric Comorbidity and High Risk Behaviors presents leading
experts offering insightful viewpoints and dynamic suggestions on
how to best provide simultaneous treatment and integrated services
to these youths. The book covers the state of the art in the field
of substance use disorders, and reviews different psychiatric
disorders and high risk behaviors, and then addresses the issue of
integrated services and ethical, legal, and policy issues
pertaining to this population. In the field of adolescent substance
abuse treatment, dual diagnosis is the rule rather than the
exception, making assessment and treatment complicated. Adolescent
Substance Abuse: Psychiatric Comorbidity and High Risk Behaviors
comprehensively discusses the magnitude, etiology, and
characteristics of problems and substance abuse disorders (SUD),
and extensively explains ways to assess, treat, and develop
services for adolescents. This unique text closely examines the
assessment and treatment of psychiatric comorbid disorders among
adolescents such as depression, anxiety disorders, ADHD, and high
risk behaviors including suicidal behavior, self-harm behavior, and
gambling behavior. The text is extensively referenced and several
chapters include helpful tables and figures to clearly display the
data. Topics examined in Adolescent Substance Abuse: Psychiatric
Comorbidity and High Risk Behaviors include: etiology of adolescent
substance abuse assessment treatment planning psychosocial
interventions pharmacological interventions disruptive behavior
disorders attention deficit hyperactivity disorder depression
bi-polar mood disorder anxiety disorders trauma and post traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) suicidal and self-harm behaviors
schizophrenia eating disorder gambling behavior Adolescent
Substance Abuse: Psychiatric Comorbidity and High Risk Behaviors is
an invaluable resource for mental health professionals,
pediatricians, family physicians, nurses, addictions specialists,
counselors, educators, students, and drug court professionals who
provide assessment and treatment for youths with substance use
disorders.
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