Bridge the gap between the physical foundations of substance abuse and the psychosocial approaches that can treat it!This groundbreaking book offers helping professionals a thorough introduction to the neurobiological aspects of substance abuse. It presents the basic information on the subject, including the various neurobiological theories of addiction, and places them in a psychosocial context. Its clear and straightforward style connects the theoretical information with practical applications. This is an essential resource for substance abuse counselors, researchers, therapists, and social workers. Neurobiology of Addictions offers sound, tested information on substance abuse issues, including:
- neurobiological theories of addiction
- integrating drug treatments and therapeutic interventions
- using neurobiology to discover substance abuse in clients of various ages
- perspectives from social work, pharmacology, biology, and neuroscience
- ISBN13 9781317825562
- Publish Date 24 February 2014 (first published 10 April 2002)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 3 June 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Routledge
- Format eBook
- Pages 134
- Language English