Learn more effective treatments for adolescents with abuse substance disorderDual diagnosis of adolescent substance use disorders and comorbid psychiatric disorders must be treated simultaneously to be effective. Adolescent Substance Abuse: Psychiatric Comorbidity and High Risk Behaviorspresents leading experts offering insightful viewpoints and dynamic suggestions on how to best provide simultaneous treatment and integrated services to these youths. The book covers the state of the art in the field of substance use disorders, and reviews different psychiatric disorders and high risk behaviors, and then addresses the issue of integrated services and ethical, legal, and policy issues pertaining to this population. In the field of adolescent substance abuse treatment, dual diagnosis is the rule rather than the exception, making assessment and treatment complicated. AdolescentSubstance Abuse: Psychiatric Comorbidity and High Risk Behaviorscomprehensively discusses the magnitude, etiology, and characteristics of problems and substance abuse disorders (SUD), and extensively explains ways to assess, treat, and develop services for adolescents. This unique text closely examines the assessment and treatment of psychiatric comorbid disorders among adolescents such as depression, anxiety disorders, ADHD, and high risk behaviors including suicidal behavior, self-harm behavior, and gambling behavior. The text is extensively referenced and several chapters include helpful tables and figures to clearly display the data. Topics examined inAdolescent Substance Abuse: Psychiatric Comorbidity and High Risk Behaviorsinclude:etiology of adolescent substance abuseassessmenttreatment planningpsychosocial interventionspharmacological interventionsdisruptive behavior disordersattention deficit hyperactivity disorderdepressionbi-polar mood disorderanxiety disorderstrauma and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)suicidal and self-harm behaviorsschizophreniaeating disordergambling behaviorAdolescent Substance Abuse: Psychiatric Comorbidity and High Risk Behaviorsis an invaluable resource for mental health professionals, pediatricians, family physicians, nurses, addictions specialists, counselors, educators, students, and drug court professionals who provide assessment and treatment for youths with substance use disorders. | Adolescent Substance Abuse by Yifrah Kaminer, Paperback | Indigo Chapters