Pocket Guide to Addiction Assessment and Treatment

Ambivalence, poor adherence to treatment, serious psychiatric and medical comorbidities -- the difficulties posed by patients of substance use disorders are among the most challenging for practitioners to face. Given that only 10% of patients with these disorders actually receive specialized addiction treatment, it's clear that physicians in all medical and surgical specialties need to become comfortable assessing and treating substance use disorders.

ContributorsPrefacePART I: Fundamentals of AddictionChapter 1. Neurobiology of Addiction: From Reward to Relief: The Complex Neuroadaptations Underlying AddictionChapter 2. Addiction Assessment Across Settings of Care: Approaches for the Twenty-First-CenturyChapter 3. DSM-5 Diagnosis and ToxicologyPART II: Substances and BehaviorsChapter 4. AlcoholChapter 5. Anabolic-Androgenic SteroidsChapter 6. BenzodiazepinesChapter 7. CaffeineChapter 8. CannabisChapter 9. Hallucinogens and Dissociative DrugsChapter 10. InhalantsChapter 11. OpioidsChapter 12. StimulantsChapter 13. TobaccoChapter 14. Behavioral Addictions: Focus on Gambling DisorderPART III: TreatmentChapter 15. Cognitive-Behavioral TherapyChapter 16. Relapse PreventionChapter 17. Motivational InterviewingChapter 18. Twelve-Step Programs and SpiritualityChapter 19. Mindfulness and MentalizationChapter 20. Diet and ExerciseIndex