Adolescent Addiction, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Guide

Author: Cecilia A. Essau

Publication Date: March 1, 2020

ISBN: 9780128186268, 9780128193006

Language: English

Publisher: Elsevier Science

Overview

Adolescent Addiction, Second Edition, is a single-volume resource that provides researchers and clinicians with comprehensive information on the nature, extent, and treatment of addictive problems in adolescents. The book is divided into three main parts.

Part One: Foundations of Addictive Problems

This section addresses the developmental, social, and neurobiological factors that contribute to addictive problems in adolescents.

Part Two: Common Addictions Among Adolescents

This part of the book covers various addictions that affect adolescents, including new chapters on e-cigarette, smartphone, social networking, and exercise addiction. Each chapter follows a similar format, covering introduction and clinical characteristics, screening and clinical assessment methods, epidemiology, comorbidity, course and outcome, protective and risk factors, evidence-based clinical strategies for prevention and treatment, and a concise summary of key clinical points.

Part Three: Challenges and Recommendations for Future Research

This final section discusses the challenges and recommendations for future research in adolescent addiction, providing insights into the direction of future studies and interventions.

Key Features

Introduces the foundations to understanding addiction, including developmental, social, and neurobiological factors.

Examines the epidemiology, comorbidity, course, and outcome of addictions.

Provides screening and clinical assessment methods for identifying and treating addictive problems in adolescents.

Summarizes evidence-based clinical strategies for prevention and treatment of adolescent addiction.

Covers both substance addiction and behavioral addictions, providing a comprehensive understanding of the various forms of addiction that affect adolescents.

New chapters on e-cigarette, smartphone, internet, and exercise addiction offer the latest insights into emerging addictive behaviors among adolescents.