The Addiction Casebook: A Comprehensive Guide to Diagnosing and Treating Addiction

Written by Petros Levounis, this valuable resource presents 12 patients with DSM-5 addiction diagnoses, including one experiencing problematic Internet use, and provides practical strategies for diagnosing and treating these patients. The cases are analogous to those commonly encountered in everyday clinical practice, effectively demonstrating the intersection of addiction with other psychiatric diagnoses.

The book distills the experience and clinical wisdom of three generations of addiction specialists into a single volume, offering the most salient ideas and treatment suggestions for clinicians. With its informative, practical, and engaging tone, general psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, family practitioners, internists, pediatricians, medical students, allied professionals, and anyone interested in sharpening their clinical skills will find it a delight to read.

This comprehensive guide is the first to cover the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of substance use disorders and other addictions within the DSM-5 framework. Its valuable features include:

• An outline of the progression in thinking about psychiatric diagnoses with the move from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5
• Descriptions of hands-on experience with the current diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders and other addictions
• Coverage of various subject areas, including:
  • Alcohol addiction
  • Caffeine addiction
  • Cannabis addiction
  • Hallucinogen addiction
  • Inhalant addiction
  • Opioid addiction
  • Sedative addiction
  • Hypnotic addiction
  • Anxiolytic addiction
  • Stimulant addiction
  • Tobacco addiction
  • Internet addiction
  • Gambling addiction
• Key points and multiple-answer questions at the end of each chapter to highlight the most pertinent takeaways and apply and strengthen readers’ knowledge of chapter information
• Extensive use of tables, figures, charts, and other instructive materials to illuminate and clarify addiction concepts

The authors’ goal is to provide mental health and other medical practitioners with timely, current strategies for addiction diagnosis and treatment in a succinct, engaging, and entertaining volume. The Addiction Casebook exceeds this goal, making it an essential resource for anyone working with substance-using patients in hospitals, clinics, and communities.

Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing

Publication Date: February 12, 2014

Language: English

ISBN: 9781585624584, 9781585625352