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Handbook of Child and Adolescent Drug and Substance Abuse : Pharmacological, Developmental, and Clinical Considerations.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (529 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118101056
  • 1118101057
  • 9781118117941
  • 1118117948
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Handbook of Child and Adolescent Drug and Substance Abuse.DDC classification:
  • 618.92/689 22
LOC classification:
  • RJ499.3
Online resources:
Contents:
Front Matter -- Extent of Use and Pharmacological Considerations. The Psychodepressants -- The Psychostimulants -- The Psychodelics -- Developmental Considerations. Explaining Child and Adolescent Use of the Drugs and Substances of Abuse -- Exposure to the Drugs and Substances of Abuse from Conception Through Childhood -- Effects of the Drugs and Substances of Abuse on Learning and Memory During Childhood and Adolescence -- Clinical Considerations. Detecting Adolescent Use of the Drugs and Substances of Abuse: Selected Quick-Screen Psychometric Tests -- Dual Diagnosis Among Adolescents -- Preventing and Treating Child and Adolescent Use of the Drugs and Substances of Abuse -- Appendix: Abbreviations Used in the Text -- References -- Index -- About the Authors.
Summary: An insightful and comprehensive guide covering the nature of drug and substance useand abuse by children and adolescentsThe Handbook of Child and Adolescent Drug and Substance Abuse provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the unique nature and extent of substance use by children and adolescents and its direct impact on their health, safety, and well-being, as well as that of their families and communities. Written from a developmental perspective, the chapters cover biological, psychological, and sociological theories for the abuse of alcohol and other substances by children and adolesc.
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Front Matter -- Extent of Use and Pharmacological Considerations. The Psychodepressants -- The Psychostimulants -- The Psychodelics -- Developmental Considerations. Explaining Child and Adolescent Use of the Drugs and Substances of Abuse -- Exposure to the Drugs and Substances of Abuse from Conception Through Childhood -- Effects of the Drugs and Substances of Abuse on Learning and Memory During Childhood and Adolescence -- Clinical Considerations. Detecting Adolescent Use of the Drugs and Substances of Abuse: Selected Quick-Screen Psychometric Tests -- Dual Diagnosis Among Adolescents -- Preventing and Treating Child and Adolescent Use of the Drugs and Substances of Abuse -- Appendix: Abbreviations Used in the Text -- References -- Index -- About the Authors.

An insightful and comprehensive guide covering the nature of drug and substance useand abuse by children and adolescentsThe Handbook of Child and Adolescent Drug and Substance Abuse provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the unique nature and extent of substance use by children and adolescents and its direct impact on their health, safety, and well-being, as well as that of their families and communities. Written from a developmental perspective, the chapters cover biological, psychological, and sociological theories for the abuse of alcohol and other substances by children and adolesc.

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