Patients with substance abuse problems : effective identification, diagnosis, and treatment /
Edgar P. Nace and Joyce A. Tinsley.
- New York : W. W. Norton & Co., 2007.
- 224 p. ; 25 cm.
"A Norton professional book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-216) and index.
Part I : Medical overview. Facing the challenge : patients with substance abuse problems -- Addiction : a disease of the reward pathway -- Denial : does the patient know something is wrong? -- Part II : Diagnostic and treatment issues. Steps to identification -- Diagnosis -- Treatment options -- Part III : Special topics. Substance abuse in adolescents -- Substance abuse in older adults -- Smoking -- Pharmacological treatment.