Handbook of Child and Adolescent Drug and Substance Abuse : Pharmacological, Developmental, and Clinical Considerations.

• Main Author: Pagliaro, Louis A.
• Other Authors: Pagliaro, Ann Marie
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: Children > Drug use > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Teenagers > Drug use > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Adolescent psychiatry > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Behavior therapy for children > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Child psychiatry > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Medicine.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Children's Health.; MEDICAL > Pediatrics.; Children > Drug use.; Teenagers > Drug use.; Electronic books.; Handbooks and manuals.

An insightful and comprehensive guide covering the nature of drug and substance useand abuse by children and adolescentsThe Handbook of Child and Adolescent Drug and Substance Abuse provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the unique nature and extent of substance use by children and adolescen...

Table of Contents:

• Front Matter
• Extent of Use and Pharmacological Considerations. The Psychodepressants
• The Psychostimulants
• The Psychodelics
• Developmental Considerations. Explaining Child and Adolescent Use of the Drugs and Substances of Abuse
• Exposure to the Drugs and Substances of Abuse from Conception Through Childhood
• Effects of the Drugs and Substances of Abuse on Learning and Memory During Childhood and Adolescence
• Clinical Considerations. Detecting Adolescent Use of the Drugs and Substances of Abuse: Selected Quick-Screen Psychometric Tests
• Dual Diagnosis Among Adolescents
• Preventing and Treating Child and Adolescent Use of the Drugs and Substances of Abuse
• Appendix: Abbreviations Used in the Text
• References
• Index
• About the Authors.