Alcohol, other drugs, and behavior; psychological research perspectives, 2d. ed.

9781412967648

Alcohol, other drugs, and behavior; psychological research perspectives, 2d. ed.

Jung, John.

Sage Publications

2010

589 pages

$69.95

Paperback

RC565

For undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology and sociology, health sciences, social work, criminal justice, alcohol and drug counseling, and nursing, Jung (psychology, California State U. Long Beach) provides a textbook on the psychological aspects of the use and abuse of alcohol and other psychoactive drugs. Focus is on alcohol, with some coverage of nicotine and caffeine, in discussions of psychology and theories; neurobiology; heredity and environment; dependence; psychological, interpersonal, and family processes; age, gender, and ethnicity differences; recovery; treatment; relapse; and prevention. For this edition, the overview of major theories has been expanded, and chapters have been reorganized and updated. There is more coverage of nicotine and caffeine, the extent and correlates of simultaneous and concurrent polydrug use, and the comorbidity of substance use and psychiatric disorders, as well as more on longitudinal analyses and correlates of subtypes of alcohol abuse and dependency.

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