Mistral Emerging Perspectives on Substance Misuse

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-30661-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten, E-Book

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Emerging Perspectives on Substance Misuse addressestheoretical, practice and policy issues with regard to theproblematic use of alcohol and illegal drugs.
* Comprises chapters from some of the most internationallywell-known academics and practitioners representing a range ofdifferent specializations and perspectives in the field
* Presents a wide range of emerging evidence-basedperspectives
* Includes content relevant for researchers, practitioners, andpolicy makers who work with individuals or policy related to drugand alcohol misuse
* Areas covered include - gender and substance use, workingwith children and families of substance misusers and theemerging recovery movement

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mistral, Willm

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors vii
About the Editor ix
Preface xi
1 Changing Perspectives on Problematic Drug Use 1
Richard Velleman
2 Formulating Effective Alcohol Policy: Not as Simple as it Sounds 23
Robin Davidson
3 Binge Drinking: Consumption, Consequences, Causes and Control 40
Willm Mistral
4 A Picture Tells a Thousand Stories: Young Women, Mobile Technology, and Drinking Narratives 59
Rebecca Brown
5 Exploring Emerging Perspectives on Gender and Drug Use 80
Karenza Moore and Fiona Measham
6 Embracing Children and Families in Substance-Misuse Treatment 98
Lorna Templeton
7 In Their Own Right: Developing Confidential Services for Children and Young People Affected by Parental Alcohol and Drug Use 118
Louise Hill
8 Screening for Alcohol Use Disorders 134
Lesley Smith
9 From Comorbidity to Multiple Health Behaviour Change 152
Amanda Baker, Sarah Hiles, Louise Thornton, Amanda Searl, Peter Kelly, and Frances Kay-Lambkin
10 Counselling in Intensive Structured Day Treatment: The Co-production of Recovery 170
Tim Leighton
11 Movements Towards Recovery 187
Willm Mistral and Stephen Wilkinson
12 How Current Drug Laws Impede Research and Clinical Treatments 206
David Nutt
Index 215

Über Autor(innen)

Willm Mistral is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bath, and for many years managed the Mental Health Research & Development Unit, Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust. He has been involved in 75 research projects on substance misuse and mental health, and has published extensively. Dr. Mistral has provided consultation papers for the Welsh Assembly Government, for the Home Office Blueprint programme Involving Parents in Drugs Education, for the Department of Children, Schools and Families, and for Action on Addiction.