The handbook is a contemporary, broadly-based, and clinically grounded text that summarises the scientific basis and practice of addiction medicine. It provides practical guidance on clinical management but with a sound background of pharmacology, neurobiology, psychology, and epidemiology and public health.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 1: The origin and nature of addictive disorders
- 2: Epidemiology
- 3: Policy and prevention
- 4: Pharmacology and mechanisms of addiction
- 5: Establishing the diagnosis
- 6: Screening and brief intervention
- 7: Emergency care
- 8: Ongoing management
- 9: Digital health approaches
- 10: Alcohol
- 11: Tobacco and nicotine
- 12: Cannabinoids
- 13: Opioids
- 14: Benzodiazepines and other sedative-hypnotics
- 15: Psychostimulants
- 16: Hallucinogens, dissociative drugs, empathogens
- 17: Other drugs
- 18: Polysubstance use
- 19: Injecting drug use
- 20: Gambling
- 21: Gaming
- 22: Other addictive behaviours
- 23: Comorbidity
- 24: Diverse populations
- 25: Specific healthcare settings
- 26: Legal and ethical issues
- 27: Resources
