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Treating Adolescent Substance Use, 1st ed. 2019
A Clinician's Guide
Coordinators: Welsh Justine W., Hadland Scott E.
Language: EnglishSubject for Treating Adolescent Substance Use:
173 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Hardback
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This book is a comprehensive clinical guide that discusses the prevalence of substance use among adolescents and young adults, as well as prevention strategies, available screening methods, practical treatment applications and their outcomes. Using a multidisciplinary approach with inclusion of authors from diverse clinical backgrounds, this definitive guide provides the best practices for treating adolescent substance use disorders from medical, behavioral, and social standpoints.
Supplemented with case examples and written by experts in the field, Treating Adolescent Substance Use appeals to all clinicians that treat adolescent patients.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA, USA
Scott Hadland, MD, MPH, MS
Department of Pediatrics
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Grayken Center for AddictionBoston, MA, USA
Comprehensive yet concise and directly clinically applicable
Targeted towards an interdisciplinary clinical audience
Diverse authorship drawn from the nation’s experts in adolescent substance use
Combines behavioral and medication assisted approaches to treatment
Consolidates information through clinical case examples