Understanding the Causes of Drug Addiction and Relapse

Drug addictions are often difficult to treat. The most successful treatments begin with studying why individuals become addicted to drugs and how to change their thinking and behaviour. Cognitive, Clinical, and Neural Aspects of Drug Addiction focuses on the theories that cause drug addiction, including avoidance behavior, self-medication, reward sensitization, behavioral inhibition and impulsivity. Dr. Moustafa takes this book one step further by reviewing the psychological and neural causes of relapse including the role of stress, anxiety and depression. By examining both the causes of drug addiction and relapse, this book will help clinicians create individualized treatment options for patients suffering from drug addiction.

Key Factors Contributing to Addiction

Identifies key factors contributing to addiction, including stress, anxiety and depression.

Understanding Behavioral Choices in Addiction

Reviews inhibition and impulsivity in drug use and assesses the cognitive underpinnings of behavioral choices in addiction.

Self-Medication vs. Reward Sensitization

Discusses the argument of self-medication vs. reward sensitization.

Psychological Causes of Relapse

Examines the psychological causes of why patients relapse.

Product Details:

Published by: Elsevier Science

Publication Date: January 10, 2020

Language: English

ISBN: 9780128169797, 9780128169803