Neurochemistry of Abused Drugs or Clinical Handbook of Co existing Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Problems

Neurochemistry of Abused Drugs

Author: Steven B Karch

Beginning with a detailed look at individual drugs and their neurochemical mechanisms, Neurochemistry of Abused Drugs considers changes in neurotransmitter levels and discusses the relationship of these changes to the nature and phenomenon of addiction. New studies highlight the addictive capacity and neurochemical and neurobehavioral consequences of MDMA, methamphetamine, nicotine, and cocaine use. Recent discoveries on the neurotransmitter systems involved in each of these drugs reveal new therapeutic targets and novel compounds that may aid in alleviating addiction. Extensively referenced and citing numerous studies, this book provides unparalleled insight into the actions and potential inhibition of abused drugs.

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Clinical Handbook of Co-existing Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Problems

Author: Baker Velleman

Co-existing mental health and drug and alcohol problems occur frequently in primary care and clinical settings. Despite this, health professionals rarely receive training in how to detect, assess and formulate interventions for co-existing problems, and few clinical guidelines exist.

This handbook provides an exciting and highly useful addition to this area. Leading clinicians from the UK, the US and Australia provide practical descriptions of assessments and interventions for co-existing problems. These will enable professionals working with co-existing problems to understand best practice and ensure that people with co-existing problems receive optimal treatment. A range of overarching approaches are covered, including: working within a cognitive behavioural framework; provision of consultation-liaison services, training and supervision; individual, group and family interventions; and working with rurally isolated populations.

The contributors also provide detailed descriptions of assessments and treatments for a range of disorders when accompanied by drug and alcohol problems, including anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and learning difficulties. The Clinical Handbook of Co-existing Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Problems will enhance clinicians' confidence in working with people with co-existing problems. It will prove a valuable resource for all psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, social workers and all those working in both primary and secondary care health settings.

Table of Contents:

Contributors     x
Foreword     xvii
Preface     xx
Acknowledgements     xxii
Overview: Detection and decisions
Co-existing mental health and drug and alcohol problems: Steps towards better treatment   Amanda Baker   Frances J. Kay-Lambkin   Terry J. Lewin     1
Co-existing problems: From conceptualization to case formulation   Richard Velleman     20
General processes when working with people with co-existing mental health and drug and alcohol problems
Motivational interviewing   David J. Kavanagh   Jennifer M. Connolly     39
Cognitive behaviour therapy for people with co-existing mental health and drug and alcohol problems   Amanda Baker   Sandra Bucci   Frances J. Kay-Lambkin   Leanne Hides     55
Family intervention for co-existing mental health and drug and alcohol problems   Gina Smith   Richard Velleman     74
Group interventions for co-existing mental health and drug and alcohol problems   Kim T. Mueser   Steven C. Pierce     96
A consultation-liaison service model offering a brief integrated motivational enhancement intervention   Hermine L. Graham   Derek Tobin   Emma Godfrey     114
Adapting approaches with specificpopulations or specific problems
Young people with co-existing mental health and drug and alcohol problems   Leanne Hides   Dan I. Lubman   Frances J. Kay-Lambkin   Amanda Baker     132
Rurally isolated populations and co-existing mental health and drug and alcohol problems   Brian Kelly   Frances J. Kay-Lambkin   David J. Kavanagh     159
Homelessness alongside co-existing mental health and drug and alcohol problems   Richard Velleman     177
Anxiety and drug and alcohol problems   Andrew Baillie   Claudia Sannibale     197
Depression and drug and alcohol problems   Frances J. Kay-Lambkin   Amanda Baker   Vaughan J. Carr     218
Psychosis and drug and alcohol problems   Christine Barrowclough   Gillian Haddock   Ian Lowens   Rory Allott   Paul Earnshaw   Mike Fitzsimmons   Sarah Nothard     241
Bipolar affective disorder and drug and alcohol problems   Emma Whicher   Mohammed Abou-Saleh     266
Eating disorders and drug and alcohol problems   Jennifer S. Coelho   Christopher Thornton   Stephen W. Touyz   J. Hubert Lacey   Sarah Corfe     290
Personality disorders and drug and alcohol problems   Ellen M. Crouse   Keith M. Drake   Mark P. McGovern     309
Learning disability and co-existing drug and alcohol problems   Gabrielle Barter     329
Training, supervision and future directions
Training in co-existing mental health and drug and alcohol problems: High priority in policy requires resources   Ilana Crome   Roger Bloor     351
Clinical team supervision for practitioners treating co-existing mental health and drug and alcohol problems   Alex Copello   Derek Tobin     371
Where to from here?   Amanda Baker   Richard Velleman     388
Index     395