Cocaine and Methamphetamine Dependence Advances in Treatment

• Other Authors: Kosten, Thomas R. (Editor), Newton, Thomas F. (Editor), De La Garza II, Richard (Editor), Haile, Colin N. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C. American Psychiatric Pub. 2012
• Subjects: Cocaine-Related Disorders > therapy; Amphetamine-Related Disorders > therapy; Behavior Therapy; Psychotropic Drugs > therapeutic use
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 While the APA's Textbook of Addiction Psychiatry covers material that a general psychiatrist or primary care physician needs for the appropriate referral and initial management of stimulant dependence, Cocaine and Methamphetamine Dependence: Advances in Treatment goes beyond this basic knowledge and addresses the rapid evolution of both the understanding and the treatment of stimulant abusers. It also sheds light on how the epidemiology of cocaine, amphetamine and methamphetamine abuse and dependence have substantial differences in geographic distribution both here and abroad, and how treatments are evolving to help these complex patients benefit from emerging pharmacological and behavioral therapies.