Adolescent Addiction: Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional)
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (563 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0123736250 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jim Lawson said Great Resource and College Text. If you are a student or a clinician in the field of addiction and substance abuse this is a great resource for your library.. "Great read!" according to shanet2Great read! Full of information needed to complete my course, easy to understand and take notes. I would highly recommend this book.. . Full of information needed to complete my course, easy to understand and take notes. I would highly recommend this book.. nancy lewis said Five Stars. great resource
Specializing in child and adolescent psychopathology, she has been an author or editor of 12 previous books in child psychopathology and is author of over 100 research articles and book chapters in this area. Section two has one chapter each on the aforementioned addictions, discussing for each the definition, epidemiology, risk factors, co-morbidity, course and outcome, and prevention and intervention. Unlike other books that may focus on one specific addiction, this book covers a wide range of addictions in adolescents, including alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, eating, gambling, internet and video games, and sex addiction. Contributors to the book represent the US, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia.About the Editor:Cecilia A. Organized into three sections, the book begins with the classification and assessment of adolescent addiction. Essau is professor of developmental psychopathology at Roehampton University in London, UK. . Section three discusse
Section two has one chapter each on the aforementioned addictions, discussing for each the definition, epidemiology, risk factors, co-morbidity, course and outcome, and prevention and intervention. Section three discusses the assessment and treatment of co-morbid conditions in greater detail as well as the social and political implications of adolescent addictions.Intended to be of practical use to clinicians treating adolescent addiction, the book contains a wealth of information that will be of use to the researcher as wel