The Addiction Casebook

The Addiction Casebook presents 12 patients with DSM-5 addiction diagnoses-plus
one experiencing problematic Internet use-and illustrates practical and
successful strategies for diagnosing and treating these patients. The book's
cases are analogous to those that clinicians commonly encounter in their
everyday practice and effectively demonstrate the intersection of addiction with
other psychiatric diagnoses. The experience and clinical wisdom of three
generations of addiction specialists are distilled into a single volume that
includes the most salient ideas and treatment suggestions for clinicians.

This informative, practical volume strikes a colloquial, and sometimes
humorous, tone. General psychiatrists and psychiatric residents seeking to gain
expertise in and an understanding of addiction will find it a delight to read,
as will a diverse audience of family practitioners, internists, pediatricians,
medical students, allied professionals, and anyone interested in sharpening her
or his clinical skills.

The book is the first to cover the diagnosis,
assessment, and treatment of substance use disorders and other addictions within
the DSM-5 framework. Its many valuable and helpful features include An outline
of the progression in thinking about psychiatric diagnoses with the move from
DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5. Descriptions of hands-on experience with the current
diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders and other addictions that
complement substance abuse textbooks and bring the material to life. Coverage
of such subject areas as alcohol, caffeine, cannabis, hallucinogen, inhalant,
opioid, sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic, stimulant, tobacco, gambling, and
Internet addictions. Key points and multiple-answer questions at the end of
each chapter that highlight the chapter's most pertinent takeaways and apply and
strengthen readers' knowledge of chapter information. Extensive use of tables,
figures, charts, and other instructive materials to illuminate and clarify
addiction concepts.

In their preface, the authors assert their hope that
the book "will provide the fundamental tools for working with the
substance-using patient in the hospital, the clinic, and the community." The
Addiction Casebook exceeds its goal by providing mental health and other medical
practitioners with timely, current strategies for addiction diagnosis and
treatment in a succinct, engaging, and entertaining volume.