The Science of Addiction: From Neurobiology to Treatment (Norton Professional Books)

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出版社: W.W. Norton & Co.
2007-03
版次: 1
ISBN: 9780393704631
定价: 346.90
装帧: 精装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 288页
正文语种: 英语
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  • Neuroscienceisclarifyingthecausesofcompulsivealcoholanddrugusewhilealsosheddinglightonwhataddictionis,whatitisnot,andhowitcanbestbetreatedinexcitingandinnovativeways.Currentneurobiologicalresearchcomplementsandenhancestheapproachestoaddictiontraditionallytakeninsocialworkandpsychology.However,thisimportantresearchisgenerallynotpresentedinaforthright,jargon-freewaythatclearlyillustratesitsrelevancetoaddictionprofessionals.InTheScienceofAddiction,CarltonK.Ericksonpresentsacomprehensiveoverviewoftherolesthatbrainfunctionandgeneticsplayinaddiction.Heexplainschangesintheterminologyandcharacterizationofaddictionthatareemergingbaseduponnewneurobiologicalfindings,thusmakingthereaderawareofthemostcurrentresearch.Thebasictenetsofneuroscienceareexplainedaswell.Ericksongoesontodescribetheneuroanatomyandfunctionofbrainrewardsites,andthegeneticsofalcoholandotherdrugdependence.Chaptersonthebasicpharmacologyofstimulantsanddepressants,alcohol,andotherdrugsillustratethespecificanduniquewaysinwhichthebrainandthecentralnervoussysteminteractwith,andareaffectedby,eachofthesesubstances.ThematerialinTheScienceofAddictionisintendedtoaddtoandstrengthenthetherapeuticapproachtoaddiction.Ericksondiscussescurrentandemergingtreatmentsforchemicaldependence,andhowneurosciencehelpsusunderstandthewaytheywork.Theintentistoencourageanunderstandingofthebody-mindconnection.Thebusyclinicalpractitionerwillfindthechapteronhowtoreadandinterpretnewresearchfindingsontheneurobiologicalbasisofaddictionusefulandilluminating.TheScienceofAddictionattemptstohelpthealmost21.6millionAmericans,andmillionsmoreworldwide,whoabuseoraredependentondrugsbyteachingtheircaregivers(orthem)aboutthelatestaddictionscienceresearch.Thebookisintendedtohelpaddictionprofessionalsunderstandthefoundationsandapplicationsofneuroscience,sothattheywillbeabletobetterempathizewiththeirpatientsandapplythesciencetoprinciplesoftreatment.Whenprofessionalslearntheproperscientificandclinicalterminology,theytendtoincorporateitintotheireverydaylanguageandprofessionalcareenvironment.Thus,thevalueofthisbookisgreattothosewhoreaditwithagoaloflearningsomethingnew.TheScienceofAddictionequipscounselors,socialworkers,psychologists,andallthoseworkinginthefieldwithathoroughunderstandingofthelatestneurobiologicalcausesofaddiction,thusensuringamoreknowledgeableandeffectiveapproachtoovercomingtheillness.
  • 内容简介:
    Neuroscienceisclarifyingthecausesofcompulsivealcoholanddrugusewhilealsosheddinglightonwhataddictionis,whatitisnot,andhowitcanbestbetreatedinexcitingandinnovativeways.Currentneurobiologicalresearchcomplementsandenhancestheapproachestoaddictiontraditionallytakeninsocialworkandpsychology.However,thisimportantresearchisgenerallynotpresentedinaforthright,jargon-freewaythatclearlyillustratesitsrelevancetoaddictionprofessionals.InTheScienceofAddiction,CarltonK.Ericksonpresentsacomprehensiveoverviewoftherolesthatbrainfunctionandgeneticsplayinaddiction.Heexplainschangesintheterminologyandcharacterizationofaddictionthatareemergingbaseduponnewneurobiologicalfindings,thusmakingthereaderawareofthemostcurrentresearch.Thebasictenetsofneuroscienceareexplainedaswell.Ericksongoesontodescribetheneuroanatomyandfunctionofbrainrewardsites,andthegeneticsofalcoholandotherdrugdependence.Chaptersonthebasicpharmacologyofstimulantsanddepressants,alcohol,andotherdrugsillustratethespecificanduniquewaysinwhichthebrainandthecentralnervoussysteminteractwith,andareaffectedby,eachofthesesubstances.ThematerialinTheScienceofAddictionisintendedtoaddtoandstrengthenthetherapeuticapproachtoaddiction.Ericksondiscussescurrentandemergingtreatmentsforchemicaldependence,andhowneurosciencehelpsusunderstandthewaytheywork.Theintentistoencourageanunderstandingofthebody-mindconnection.Thebusyclinicalpractitionerwillfindthechapteronhowtoreadandinterpretnewresearchfindingsontheneurobiologicalbasisofaddictionusefulandilluminating.TheScienceofAddictionattemptstohelpthealmost21.6millionAmericans,andmillionsmoreworldwide,whoabuseoraredependentondrugsbyteachingtheircaregivers(orthem)aboutthelatestaddictionscienceresearch.Thebookisintendedtohelpaddictionprofessionalsunderstandthefoundationsandapplicationsofneuroscience,sothattheywillbeabletobetterempathizewiththeirpatientsandapplythesciencetoprinciplesoftreatment.Whenprofessionalslearntheproperscientificandclinicalterminology,theytendtoincorporateitintotheireverydaylanguageandprofessionalcareenvironment.Thus,thevalueofthisbookisgreattothosewhoreaditwithagoaloflearningsomethingnew.TheScienceofAddictionequipscounselors,socialworkers,psychologists,andallthoseworkinginthefieldwithathoroughunderstandingofthelatestneurobiologicalcausesofaddiction,thusensuringamoreknowledgeableandeffectiveapproachtoovercomingtheillness.
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