Neuropsychological Aspects of Substance Use Disorders : Evidence-Based Perspectives.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (475 pages)
- National Academy of Neuropsychology: Series on Evidence-Based Practices Series .
- National Academy of Neuropsychology: Series on Evidence-Based Practices Series .
Cover -- Neuropsychological Aspects of Substance Use Disorders -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface to the National Academy of Neuropsychology Series on Evidence-Based Practices -- Preface to the Third Volume in the National Academy of Neuropsychology Series on Evidence-Based Practices -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Neural Substrates of Substance Use Disorders -- 3. Behavioral and Neuro-economic Approaches to Substance Use Disorders -- 4. Genetic Infl uences on Addiction -- 5. Treatment of Addictions and Eff ects of Neuropsychological Impairment on Mechanisms of Behavior Change -- 6. Alcohol -- 7. Cannabis -- 8. Cocaine -- 9. Methamphetamine -- 10. Club Drugs -- 11. Opioids -- 12. Inhalants -- 13. Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder Comorbidity -- 14. Infectious Disease and Substance Use Disorder Comorbidity -- 15. Traumatic Brain Injury and Substance Use Disorder Comorbidity -- 16. Everyday Functioning in Substance Use Disorders -- 17. Prescription Drug Abuse -- 18. Central Nervous System Risk Factors for and Consequences of Adolescent Substance Use on Brain Structure and Function -- Index.
In Neuropsychological Aspects of Substance Use Disorders, internationally recognized experts provide clinicians with a translational overview of basic research and treatment findings regarding addictions, neuropsychological and neurological sequalae of the most common substances of abuse, and consideration of special issues that might confound interpretation of neuropsychological test results.