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Substance Use Disorders

Publication Year:
2006
Edition:
2nd Ed.
Author:
Gitlow, Stuart, MD, MPH
Publisher:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
ISBN:
978-0-78-176998-3
Doody's Star Rating®:
Score:
79
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Description
Designed for residents and clinicians treating patients with substance use problems.

In lean and engaging prose, this handbook in the Practical Guides in Psychiatry series is peppered with many clinical vignettes, Dr. Gitlow describes effective strategies and offers advice on topics such as the doctor-patient relationship, liability concerns, managed care demands, and medical ethics.

The first section explains general clinical principles and describes various diagnostic approaches. The second section addresses problems particular to specific substances, while the third discusses global issues surrounding patient care and treatment. Appendices contain information that clinicians need to access quickly.

This edition includes new material on:
  • Buprenorphine, naltrexone, and other pharmacologic treatments
  • Nicotine cessation therapies
  • Pharmacologic interventions for sedative dependence
  • Substance-induced disorders
  • Expanded coverage of treatment dilemmas and legal issues
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Platform:
OvidSP
Publisher:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
Product Type:
Book
Author:
Gitlow, Stuart, MD, MPH
ISBN:
978-0-78-176998-3
Specialty:
  • Advanced Practice
  • Internal Medicine
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Primary Care/Family Medicine/General Practice
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Residents
  • Substance Abuse
Language:
English
Edition:
2nd Ed.
Pages:
352
Publication Year:
2006
Doody's Star Rating®:
Score:
79

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