Psychology of Alcohol and Other Drugs: A Research PerspectiveSAGE, 2001 - 634 halaman Psychology of Alcohol and Other Drugs encourages the reader to become a critical consumer rather than a docile recipient of research information in this field, much of it interpreted in a highly dubious and frequently political manner. The author offers a psychological perspective in his coverage of alcohol and drug-related issues, focusing in depth on key topics. -Examines the contribution of research methodology to outcomes -Offers alternative explanations to alcohol and drug-related issues -Considers causal relationships in substance abuse -Discusses alcohol and drug abuse in different groups defined by gender, age race, and marital status -Includes Danish and Swedish studies of hereditary and environmental influences |
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Preface | 9 |
Defining Use Abuse and Dependency | 29 |
Pharmacology and Neurophysiology of Alcohol | 55 |
1 | 73 |
What Happens After Drugs Are Taken? | 74 |
15 | 86 |
How Drugs Affect the Nervous System | 91 |
How Alcohol and Other Drugs Affect Neurotransmission | 98 |
11 | 300 |
Mood and Emotion | 309 |
This | 311 |
Sensory Motor Activity | 317 |
Treatment of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependency | 423 |
Key Terms | 463 |
Relapse After Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment | 467 |
Pharmacological Approaches | 490 |
Physical Effects of Drugs | 108 |
Summary | 120 |
6 | 157 |
15 | 174 |
Age Alcohol and Other Drugs | 185 |
Gender Differences in Relation to Alcohol | 221 |
56 | 227 |
Alcohol | 252 |
10 | 278 |
Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems | 493 |
References | 531 |
Glossary | 589 |
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About the Author 634 | |
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