Seminars in Addiction Psychiatry

Comprehensive coverage of the theory, practical understanding and management of the psychiatric aspects of drug and alcohol use and dependence.

Ed Day (Edited by)

9781911623182, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 4 November 2021

294 pages
23.3 x 15.5 x 1.7 cm, 0.49 kg

This extensively revised new edition provides a practical guide to understanding, assessing and managing physical, psychological and social complications related to drug and alcohol use. It presents a clear review of the aetiology, epidemiology, prevention and treatment of the problematic use of and dependence on alcohol, illicit and prescribed drugs. In doing so it strikes a balance between theory, recent research and practical clinical guidance. New chapters focus on novel psychiatric substances, smoking cessation interventions, mutual aid groups and family interventions. Written by leading specialists in the field and closely following the MRCPsych curriculum, this book is an ideal resource for trainees preparing for their RCPsych membership examinations, but is also relevant to psychiatrists at all career levels. It will also appeal to other healthcare professionals, all of whom should be able to screen for alcohol and drug use disorders, deliver brief interventions, and signpost those with more severe disorders to specialist care.

1. Historical and conceptual approaches to addiction Ed Day and James Morris
2. Illicit drug use: epidemiology, aetiology and prevention Ed Day
3. Illicit drug use: clinical features and treatment Ed Day
4. Addiction to prescription medication: benzodiazepines, Z-drugs and gabapentinoids Emma Rourke and Fergus Law
5. Alcohol use disorders: epidemiology and prevention Paul Bogowicz, Eilish Gilvarry, Andrea Hearn and Eileen Kaner
6. Alcohol use disorders: aetiology and pathophysiology Nicola J. Kalk and Mary Thornton
7. Alcohol use disorders: clinical features and treatment Duncan Raistrick and Gillian Tober
8. Psychological approaches to addiction Rob Hill and Jennifer Harris
9. Co-morbid substance use and mental illness Michael Kelleher
10. Medical aspects of drug and alcohol use David Pang and Mark Pucci
11. Organising treatment services for drug and alcohol misusers Emily Finch
12. Tobacco use disorders Debbie Robson and Ann McNeil
13. Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) and club drugs Dima Abdulrahim and Owen Bowden-Jones
14. Addiction problems in a family and social context Alex Copello and Ed Day
15. Addiction recovery mutual-aid organizations John F. Kelly, Alexandra Abry and Brandon G. Bergman.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ]