Handbook of Alcoholism |
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| Editor:
| Zernig, Gerald
Saria, Alois
Kurz, Martin
O'Malley, Stephanie |
| Series title: | Handbooks in Pharmacology and Toxicology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8493-7801-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2000 |
| Publisher: | CRC Press LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $180.00 |
Book Description:
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Providing in-depth and sweeping coverage, this handbook not only addresses the underlying psychological problems of alcoholism, but helps readers to better diagnose and treat its nonpsychiatric medical disorders. Divided into sections that cover patient care, research, and useful data and definitions, this volume covers state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of somatic and psychiatric alcohol-related medical disorders and examines hot topics and controversial issues in alcoholism...
More DescriptionProviding in-depth and sweeping coverage, this handbook not only addresses the underlying psychological problems of alcoholism, but helps readers to better diagnose and treat its nonpsychiatric medical disorders. Divided into sections that cover patient care, research, and useful data and definitions, this volume covers state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of somatic and psychiatric alcohol-related medical disorders and examines hot topics and controversial issues in alcoholism research. It also provides useful facts on alcohol, definitions, pharmacokinetics, formulae, and test forms while it addresses the special demands of geriatric and adolescent patients, and of women.