Description
Book SynopsisThe editor and authors of Youth Substance Abuse and Co-occurring Disorders take an applied approach that serves the needs of clinicians, clinical researchers, and students in the fields of mental health, public health, and medicine (pediatrics, family medicine, and child and adolescent psychiatry, in particular). While the population of adolescents with SUD possesses diverse clinical characteristics, 70%–80% manifest comorbid psychopathology, known also as co-occurring disorders or dual diagnosis—that is, the presence of one or more comorbid psychiatric disorders in addition to SUDs. These comorbidities can greatly complicate assessment and treatment, and this book provides clinicians with not only the theory behind the various approaches to SUD but also the practical knowledge that is essential to understand and treat psychiatric comorbidity in these adolescents.
Some of the most prominent investigators in the field have contributed scholarly chapters to the volume, which offers a multitude of useful features:
• An extensive examination of the etiology of SUD, focusing on whether psychopathology may precede SUD, as in the majority of cases, develop as a consequence of preexisting SUD, or originate from a common vulnerability
• Consistent emphasis on future directions in clinical research and treatment advancement, which helps the reader identify critical gaps in understanding the relationship between SUD and psychiatric comorbidity among youth
• Thorough, state-of-the art chapters on the developmental pathways and relationships between substance use and co-occurring psychiatric disorders, screening tools and interventions, and the full range of co-occurring disorders make the book ideal for instructional use
• Information on risk factors for development of SUD in adolescence, including psychiatric disorders in childhood such as disruptive behavior disorders, mood, anxiety disorders, etc.
Clinically useful and scientifically rigorous, Youth Substance Abuse and Co-occurring Disorders should stimulate further discussion and advancement of the field, ultimately resulting in improved and more effective services and intervention modalities for these youth.
Trade Review Youth Substance Abuse and Co-occurring Disorders is a well-organized and accessible review of key concepts in the assessment and management of SUDs in adolescents. It offers a valuable launching point in our effort to address the "worldwide public health challenge" of SUDs in youth.
-- Erik Loraas, M.D., Resident Editor * AACAP News *
As a child psychiatry trainee, I find this to be a great didactic resource that is easy to read. My overall sense from reading this book is that each chapter is a great presentation of not only epidemiology and ethology, but also an in-depth understanding of different types of therapy used in treating young people for substance abuse in combination with other psychiatric disorders.
-- Laura Gavanescu, M.D. * Doody's Book Review *
Table of ContentsContributors
Preface
Chapter 1. Developmental Pathways to Substance Use Disorder and Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders in Adolescents
Chapter 2. Relationship Between Substance Use Disorders and Psychiatric Comorbidity
Chapter 3. Screening, Assessment, and Treatment Options for Youths With a Substance Use Disorder
Chapter 4. Conduct Disorder and Delinquency and Substance Use Disorders
Chapter 5. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Substance Use Disorders
Chapter 6. Depressive Disorders and Substance Use Disorders
Chapter 7. Bipolar Disorders and Substance Use Disorders
Chapter 8. Anxiety Disorders and Substance Use Disorders
Chapter 9. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorders
Chapter 10. Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Self-Harm Behaviors and Substance Use Disorders
Chapter 11. Schizophrenia and Substance Use Disorders
Chapter 12. Eating Disorders and Substance Use Disorders
Chapter 13. Youth Gambling Problems
Chapter 14. Pathological Preoccupation With the Internet
Index
