Adolescent Addiction: Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment

Adolescent Addiction: Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment
ISBN-10
0128186267
ISBN-13
9780128186268
Category
Psychology
Pages
356
Language
English
Published
2020-05
Publisher
Academic Press
Authors
Paul Delfabbro, Cecilia A. Essau

Description

Adolescent Addiction: Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment, Second Edition, offers researchers and clinicians a single-volume resource on the nature, extent and treatment of addictive problems in adolescents. Chapters cover the foundations of addictive problems, including developmental, social and neurobiological factors, common addictions among adolescents, including e-cigarettes, shopping, smartphones, social networking and exercise addiction, and challenges and recommendations for future research in adolescent addiction. Chapters in the second half of the book cover clinical characteristics, screening and clinical assessment methods, epidemiology, comorbidity, course and outcome, protective and risk factors, and more. Presents a breadth of coverage on addiction problems Presents a simple and accessible organization, making it easy to examine specific addictive problems - their nature, extent and prevention/intervention Includes a concise summary of key clinical points in each chapter to help readers put findings into practice

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