内容简介
TreatingDrinkersandDrugUsersintheCommunityisthesecondbookinanewcollectionfromAddictionPress.AddictionPresswassetupwiththeexpresspurposeofcommunicatingcurrentideasandevidenceinthisexpandingfield,notonlytoresearchersandpractisinghealthprofessionals,butalsotopolicymakers,studentsandinterestednon-specialists.Thesepublicationsaredesignedtoaddressthesignificantchallengesthataddictionpresentstomodernsociety.Thedrugsfieldhasundergoneaphaseofrapidchangeinrecentyearsandallthenon-medicaltreatmentinterventionsforthosewithalcoholproblemsanddependencecanbeequallyhelpfulfordrugusers.Thishasopenedthewayforunificationofalcoholanddrugtreatmentservicesataclinicallevel,withpotentialformoreefficientserviceprovisionandforeffectiveinterventionswhichcanbereadilyadoptedinawiderangeofsettings.Moderndrugandalcoholservicesandallprofessionalsworkingwithsubstanceuserswillbenefitfromtheinitiativesandproceduresdiscussedinthisbook.Keyfeatures*Describesawiderangeoftreatmentsforyoungpeopleandadultswithdrugandalcoholdependence*Integratesalcoholanddrugpreventionandtreatment*Providesaninvaluableandaccessibleguideformanydifferentprofessionals*Setsoutassessmentcriteria,questionnaires,andajointtreatmentframework
作者简介
TomWaller,MBBS,DObstRCOG,wasaGP,lecturerandtutorinCentralLondon1973-88andaGPinSuffolkfrom1988-96.Hedevelopedaninterestinsubstanceusewhenhebecamefirstmedicaladvisertoashort-stayhostelfordrugusersincrisisin1978andusedthisexperienceinhisowngeneralpractice.HewasamemberoftheAdvisoryCouncilontheMisuseofDrugsfrom1983-88and1993-96.In1996hebecameSuffolkCountySpecialistforproblemsubstanceuse.DaphneRumballMB,ChB,DRCOG,FRCPsychisaconsultantpsychiatristinNorfolkMentalHealthCareNHSTrust,specialisingindrugsandalcohol,andworkingwithamulti-disciplinaryteaminalargeurbanandruralpracticeinNorwich.SheisalsoanhonoraryacademicadviserandtutorattheSchoolofMedicine,UniversityofEastAnglia.