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Title Alcohol and tobacco : medical and sociological aspects of usage, abuse, and addiction / Otto-Michael Lesch [and others]
Published Wien : Springer, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 354 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Contents Information about the origination of this book -- Addiction -- a short overview of a widespread disease -- Aetiology of addiction -- Prevention strategies -- Diagnosis of abuse and addiction -- Types, dimensions and aetiology -- Motives for alcohol-and/or tobacco addicted patients to seek medical help -- Dectecion of alcohol and tobacco addiction -- Therapeutic strategies in alchohol and tobacco addiction -- Socialtherapy of alchohol -- and tobacco dependents with regards to Lesch's typology
Summary Alcohol and nicotine addiction mostly occur together. Over the last ten years therapeutic aspects and motivational strategies have been considerably improved. Hence, groups and subgroups have been defined and can be treated with specific medication and tailor-made psychotherapies, leading in the long term to considerably better and more effective results than the once broadly applied, rigorous abstinence -based therapies. However, alcohol and nicotine addiction still represent major medical and social problems. In this book, new therapeutic approaches are comprehensively described, outlining t
Analysis geneeskunde
medicine
volksgezondheid
public health
psychiatrie
psychiatry
psychotherapie
psychotherapy
therapie
therapy
gedrag
behaviour
Medicine (General)
Geneeskunde (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Alcoholism -- Treatment.
Nicotine addiction -- Treatment.
Alcoholism -- Psychological aspects.
Nicotine addiction -- Psychological aspects
Alcoholism -- Social aspects
Nicotine addiction -- Social aspects
Alcoholism -- psychology
Alcoholism -- therapy
Socioeconomic Factors
Tobacco Use Disorder -- psychology
Tobacco Use Disorder -- therapy
Tobacco Use Cessation
Smoking Cessation
SELF-HELP -- Substance Abuse & Addictions -- Alcoholism.
Médecine.
Alcoholism -- Psychological aspects
Alcoholism -- Social aspects
Alcoholism -- Treatment
Nicotine addiction -- Treatment
Form Electronic book
Author Lesch, Otto-Michael
LC no. 2010935024
ISBN 9783709101469
3709101468