Addiction - Alcohol - Adult

Biochemical level, alcohol and other drugs of abuse can impair metabolic and neuropsychiatric functions. Epidemiological studies also demonstrate that even moderate drinking or drug abuse can produce significant brain damage. First published in 1980, this book draws together biochemical, physiologic..

By the mid-nineteenth century, ‘alcoholism’ was named as the disease of habitual drunkenness. Possibly the most important book to predict this was Trotter’s Essay, written in 1804. _x000D_ Originally published in 1988 as part of the Tavistock Classics in the History of Psychiatry series, Roy Porter’..

By the mid-nineteenth century, ‘alcoholism’ was named as the disease of habitual drunkenness. Possibly the most important book to predict this was Trotter’s Essay, written in 1804. _x005F_x000D_ Originally published in 1988 as part of the Tavistock Classics in the History of Psychiatry series, Roy P..

Coping with Alcohol and Drug Problems aims to deepen and extend understanding of the experiences of family members trying to cope with the excessive drinking or drug taking of a relative...

Originally published in 1983, in an attempt to provide a broader knowledge base to aid both treatment and prevention, experts examine topics such as the need for an holistic approach to therapy, sexual functioning, drug abusing youths in inner city neighbourhoods, the role of the family, and much mo..

Highly Commended in the Psychiatry category at the 2010 BMA Medical Books Awards!_x005F_x000D_ This book serves as a manual for clinicians working with people with alcohol problems. Containing a range of ideas the book is guided by a key principle: the development of social support for a positive ch..

Working Together to Reduce Harmful Drinking is intended as the industry input into the development of the Global Strategy on Alcohol by the World Health Organization (WHO)...