Adolescent addiction : epidemiology, assessment and treatment

Resource Information

The work Adolescent addiction : epidemiology, assessment and treatment represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Adolescent addiction : epidemiology, assessment and treatment

Title remainder

epidemiology, assessment and treatment

Statement of responsibility

edited by Cecilia A. Essau

Contributor

• Essau, Cecilia

Subject

• Compulsive behavior in adolescence
• Compulsive behavior in adolescence -- Treatment
• Substance abuse -- Treatment
• Teenagers -- Substance use

Language

eng

Summary

Adolescent Addiction: Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment presents a comprehensive review of information on adolescent addiction, including prevalence and co-morbidity rates, risk factors to addiction, and prevention and treatment strategies. Unlike other books that may focus on one specific addiction, this book covers a wide range of addictions in adolescents, including alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, eating, gambling, internet and video games, and sex addiction. Intended to be of practical use to clinicians treating adolescent addiction, the book contains a wealth of information that will be of use to the researcher as well. A global perspective is offer from international contributors, representing the US, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia. * Comprehensive with the state-of-the-art information on important and the most common adolescent addiction * Easy to understand and organized chapters * Written by international experts

Cataloging source

OPELS

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

RJ506.D78

LC item number

A35 2008eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

Practical resources for the mental health professional