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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
- Doody Core Title Score:
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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:
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
Details
- Platform:
- OvidSP
- Publisher:
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
- Product Type:
- Book
- Author:
- Gitlow, Stuart, MD, MPH
- ISBN:
- 978-0-78-176998-3
- Specialty:
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- Residents
- Internal Medicine
- Primary Care/Family Medicine/General Practice
- Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatry
- Substance Abuse
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
- Psychology
- Advanced Practice
- Psychopharmacology
- Language:
- English
- Edition:
- 2nd Ed.
- Pages:
- 352
- Publication Year:
- 2006
- Doody's Star Rating®:
- Score:
- 79
- Doody Core Title Score:
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