Early Detection And Treatment Of Substance Abuse Within Integrated Primary Care (Healthcare Utilization and Cost Series) - Hardcover

Cummings, Nicholas A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1878978470 ISBN 13: 9781878978479

Verlag: Context Press, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

Substance abuse is a major public health concern, affecting millions of people in the United States. Alcoholism and drug addiction often result in severe health problems for substance abusers. Families suffer, substance-related crime claims victims, and, most tragically, impaired driving accidents result in the deaths of thousands of innocent individuals each year. Clearly, the treatment of these problems is a major concern for our society.

Most patients with substance abuse problems present in primary care settings, oftentimes with other complaints. When professionals, working in primary or integrated care settings, know what to look for and healthcare systems can respond with effective triage, it is possible to implement substance-abuse treatment programs early. These interventions dramatically improve health outcomes and create significant financial benefits for suffers and the community at large. This volume, the work of a number of leading scholars, presents a coherent framework through which primary care establishments can implement this kind of life-saving early detection and treatment of substance-abuse problems.

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Reseña del editor

Substance abuse can result in severe health problems; families suffer; people are victimized on account of substance-related crime; and most tragically, thousands of innocent children die each year in impaired driving accidents. Given its far-reaching impact on the welfare of society, healthcare professionals should make substance abuse a priority.

Most patients with substance abuse problems present in primary care settings, oftentimes with other complaints. When professionals, working in primary or integrated care settings, know what to look for and there is adequate infrastructural support with respect to triage, implementing substance programs with an eye on early detection and intervention can dramatically improve health outcomes and create significant financial benefits. This volume includes:

Primary Care: An Entry Point for the Detection and Treatment of Substance Abuse by Kyle E. Ferguson, Melanie P. Duckworth, William T. O'Donohue, & Nicholas A. Cummings

Turning Bread into Stone: Our Modern Antimiracle by Nicholas A. Cummings

Who is the Substance Abuser? by Nicholas A. Cummings & Janet L. Cummings

Presenting Problems: Different Tugs from Different Drugs by Nicholas A. Cummings & Janet L. Cummings

Substance Abuse Treatment within Primary Care: Frontline Detection and Intervention by Nicholas A. Cummings & Janet L. Cummings

Issues in Addressing Substance Abuse in Primary Care by Ian Schaffer

Early Detection and Treatment of Alcoholism in Primary Care by Peter E. Nathan

Opportunities for Improved Detection and Treatment of Alcohol Misuse: Using Behavioral Health Consultants in Primary Care by Christine N. Runyan

Late Life Alcoholism in Primary Care by David W. Oslin

Early Detection and Treatment of Prescription Drug Abuse in Primary Care by J. Harry Isaacson

Integrating Behavioral Interventions for Smoking into Primary Care by David Antonuccio

Biografía del autor

Nicholas Cummings, PhD, is distinguished professor emeritus of clinical psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, and president of the Cummings Foundation for Behavioral Health.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Context Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1878978470
• ISBN 13: 9781878978479
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 195
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar