Drug and Alcohol Abuse: A Clinical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment (Critical Issues in Psychiatry) - Hardcover

Marc A. Schuckit; Sherwyn M. Woods

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0306448645 ISBN 13: 9780306448645

Publisher: Springer, 1995

Synopsis

'Polished, well-edited, and tendered on pages laid out in an attractive, uncrowded format....There are tables and figures, adequately and thoughtfully placed throughout the book, which enhance learning and understanding of the textual material. ...The physical characteristics of the book...are well above average for the genre and reflect the publisher's attention to detail in planning and producing a volume worthy of its contents.' --- American Journal of Psychiatry 'Dr. Schuckit's leadership in alcoholism research is well recognized, and his position as an astute clinician is asserted with this text....[this book] is a clear, concise guide to the diagnosis and management of substance abuse problems.' --- The American Journal on Addictions, from a review of the Third Edition The Fourth Edition features DSM-IV classifications; a revision of 70 percent of the references, with most citations from the late 1980s and 1990s; broader discussions of anxiety and depression; and expanded coverage of comorbidity, drug testing in the workplace, and much more.

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Review:

Reviews from Previous Editions:
"Polished, well-edited, and tendered on pages laid out in an attractive, uncrowded format [...]There are tables and figures, adequately and thoughtfully placed throughout the book, which enhance learning and understanding of the textual material [...] The physical characteristics of the book [...] are well above average for the genre and reflect the publisher's attention to detail in planning and producing a volume worthy of its contents."
(American Journal of Psychiatry)
An OUTSTANDING resource that can help clinicians clarify the interface between clinical pharmacology and management techniques in the addiction field. This work embodies the principle thrust of academic psychiatry in the addictions, and it conveys its message with unusual skill."
(Journal of Studies on Alcohol)
"The book certainly lives up to its author's claim to `serve as a resource [...] and as an emergency handbook."
(British Journal of Psychiatry)
"The fifth and latest edition features 380 pages of current information, with 70% of the references dated 1995 or later, arranged for the convenience of clinicians and students. Unlike most textbooks, Schuckit's is written in the first person [...]This provides a refreshing alternative to the more ponderous multiauthor textbook written in the third person [...] The book will be most appreciated by health professionals and students, especially those in primary and emergency care settings. It is organized by drug type (e.g., sedatives, stimulants, inhalants, cannabinols), and each chapter contains brief sections on pharmacology, epidemiology, medical uses, the natural history of dependence, and making a diagnosis. Following this are sections on emergency problems involving the particular class of drugs, including their diagnosis and treatment. Alcohol and alcoholism receive the greatest emphasis, reflecting Schuckit's interest and experience, but the other drugs are not short-changed [...] A great convenience, especially for newcomers to the field, is that all medications are identified by both their chemical and brand names. The text is also very well indexed, and there are many references to other sections of the book in each chapter. This makes it valuable both for reading cover-to-cover and for use as a reference book for specific clinical problems [...] In summary, Dr. Schuckit has brought us a clinically useful, readable, down-to-earth, and up-to-date textbook not just once, but for the fifth time. That in itself is remarkable."
(S.B. Blume, M.D., American Journal of Psychiatry, 157:11 (2000)
"The format is consistent and the text and contents benefit so much from being produced by a single author."
(Addiction Biology, 6 (2001)
"This is an excellent and brief clinical textbook. It is the fifth edition and has been extensively revised with approximately 70% of the references being new since the previous edition in 1994. A single author book of this range and quality is rare and reflects the author's experience as a research worker and clinical psychiatrist. The book is essentially aimed at clinicians, but will be of value to all those who are learning about substance misuse as part of post-graduate training."
(Alcohol and Alcoholism, 36:6 (2001)

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0306448645
• ISBN 13: 9780306448645
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 390