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Understanding & working with substance misusers [electronic resource] / Aaron Pycroft

Author
Pycroft, Aaron
Published
Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2010.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 168 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Drugs and Drug Users in Context -- 2.The Policy Context and Legal Framework -- 3.From Disease to Dependency Syndrome -- 4.Harm Reduction Appraoches -- 5.The Psychological Revolution -- 6.The Genetic Revolution and Disease Theory Revisited -- 7.Interventions and Equivocal Outcomes -- 8.Complex Adaptive Systmes: A New Paradigm for Working with Addiction? -- 9.Pulling It All Together: An Extended Case Study.
Summary
Exploring the complex nature of addiction & the challenges involved in responding effectively through policy & practice, this book examines the biopyschosocial elements of addiction to substances (including alcohol) & draws together key research findings from these fields to present a new framework for integrating theory & practice.
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ISBN
9781446251331 (ebook)
Audience Notes
Specialized.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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