Understanding why addicts are not all alike : recognizing the types and how their differences affect intervention and treatment

Understanding why addicts are not all alike recognizing the types and how their differences affect intervention and treatment

A new understanding of substance abuse explores treatment issues based on subtypes of addicts, with a special focus on antisocial personality disorder and functional addiction.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fisher, Gary L. (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger c2011.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Substance abuse > Patients > Classification.
Substance abuse > Patients > Rehabilitation.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798084206719
Table of Contents:
  • Addicts, who they are; what they do
  • The disease model of addiction
  • Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD)
  • Functional addicts
  • Implications for intervention and treatment.

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