Description
Book SynopsisFetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) represent a range of physical, mental, and behavioral disabilities caused by alcohol use during pregnancy, or prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE). FASDs are considered to be one of the leading causes of developmental disability, with an estimated 2-5% of children being born with FASD each year in the world. Despite its high prevalence, FASD is often misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed, making intervention more challenging. A multidisciplinary team of providers who understand the diagnostic requirements is crucial for an accurate FASD diagnosis.
This text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of this field, and serves as a valuable resource for clinicians and researchers with an interest in FASD. The book provides a detailed overview for clinicians of various backgrounds on the diagnostic process, extensive mechanistic and embryologic data, neuropsychologic aspects of the condition, prevention and treatment approaches, and the ethical, legal, and policy perspectives that impact patients and families.
The chapters are organized parallel to the journey of individuals who experience alcohol-related conditions, beginning with the prenatal period addressing epidemiology of alcohol exposure, prevention and interventions, continuing through the fetal experience with a focus on embryology. Challenges of children and their families are considered next including the diagnostic process and health effects. Finally, issues related to systems of care for individuals with FASD and the broader community are addressed. The global context of FASD is presented throughout the textbook.
Written by experts in the field,
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the current status of this issue that helps guide prevention efforts, the diagnostic process, school and community interventions, and global policy efforts.
Table of ContentsPart 1 (Women and Prenatal Alcohol Exposure)
CHAPTER 1: Epidemiology of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
CHAPTER 2: Protective and Risk Factors
CHAPTER 3: The preconception period and prevention
CHAPTER 4: The prenatal period
Part 2 (The Impact of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on the Developing Embryo and Fetus)
CHAPTER 5: Mechanisms of Teratogenesis
CHAPTER 6: Early embryology
CHAPTER 7: Fetal embryology
CHAPTER 8: Assessing the Newborn
Part 3 (FASD and the Individual Across the Lifespan)
CHAPTER 9: Evolution of Diagnostic Systems
CHAPTER 10: The Diagnostic Process
CHAPTER 11: Alcohol and the Brain
CHAPTER 12: Physical and Mental Health
CHAPTER 13: Interventions
Part 4 (Ethics, Policies, and Systems of Care)
CHAPTER 14: Ethical, legal, and social issues
CHAPTER 15: Policy and Alcohol Advertising
CHAPTER 16: Child Welfare
CHAPTER 17: The Education system
CHAPTER 18: The Justice system
