Substance Abuse Disorders in Clinical Practice

Written for professionals working with substance abusers (DA), this is a comprehensive clinical primer on diagnosis & treatment. Non-encyclopedic, yet thorough in approach, the book covers all commonly abused substances, as well as the modalities most frequently used in treatment of SA. It describes history-taking when substance abuse is an issue, interpretation of toxicology results, principles of diagnosis, & a spectrum of treatment programs to which SA may be referred. Also reviews emergency problems such as the management of drug-toxic states, surgery on DA, & caretaking of pregnant SA. Clinical advice is tailored to the managed care context & takes into account the reality that persons often abuse multiple substances.Senay, Edward C. is the author of 'Substance Abuse Disorders in Clinical Practice', published 2003 under ISBN 9780756768263 and ISBN 0756768268.