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Addiction / David J. Nutt and Liam J. Nestor. [electronic resource]

By: Contributor(s): Series: Oxford psychiatry libraryPublisher: [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2018Edition: 2 edDescription: 1 online resource : illustrations (colour)Content type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780191839108 (ebook) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 616.86 23
LOC classification:
  • RC564
Online resources: Summary: Substance addiction is a chronic, relapsing disorder characterised by a compulsion to take a substance despite potential consequences. This work offers a clear and succinct overview of the brain science underpinning substance addiction. Focusing on the nature of addiction as a brain disorder, it discusses a range of different behavioural traits such as impulsivity and reward dependence, and looks at the critical role of kinetic and pharmacological factors. All chapters have been fully updated to provide readers with a quick-reference guide to the latest research on pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for addition, and feature helpful key points and further reading sources. In addition, two new chapters on nicotine addiction and appetite hormones have been added to ensure the reader is kept abreast of the most recent discussions in the field of research.
Holdings
Item type Home library Class number URL Status Date due Barcode
E-book University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay - Furness NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan
E-book University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay - Lancaster NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Substance addiction is a chronic, relapsing disorder characterised by a compulsion to take a substance despite potential consequences. This work offers a clear and succinct overview of the brain science underpinning substance addiction. Focusing on the nature of addiction as a brain disorder, it discusses a range of different behavioural traits such as impulsivity and reward dependence, and looks at the critical role of kinetic and pharmacological factors. All chapters have been fully updated to provide readers with a quick-reference guide to the latest research on pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for addition, and feature helpful key points and further reading sources. In addition, two new chapters on nicotine addiction and appetite hormones have been added to ensure the reader is kept abreast of the most recent discussions in the field of research.

Specialized.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 26, 2018).