Author: Kenneth Blum
Publisher: Gardner Press
ISBN: 9780848821111
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 67

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Author: Herbert Fingarette
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520067541
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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Heavy Drinking informs the general public for the first time how recent research has discredited almost every widely held belief about alcoholism, including the very concept of alcoholism as a single disease with a unique cause. Herbert Fingarette presents constructive approaches to heavy drinking, including new methods of helping heavy drinkers and social policies for preventing heavy drinking and the harms associated with it.

Author: Kenneth Blum
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780898762327
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96

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Languages : en
Pages : 8

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Author: David K. Miller
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781878267429
Category : Alcoholism
Languages : en
Pages : 202

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In the groundbreaking work, Miller ad Blum provide an in-depth picture of what attention deficit hyperactivity disorder really looks like, why people self-medicate with mood-altering substances, and how this leads to addiction. Miller and Blum also offer possible solutions for escaping the deadly spiral that entraps those unfortunate enough to be afflicted by both illnesses. The book contains Millers poignant and enlightening first-person account of his battle with ADHD and alcohol, as well as case studies that highlight other problems associated with the disorder. Providing the right balance of scientific information, Blum analyzes genetic influences, brain chemistry, and behavioral reactions to give a full picture of ADHD and addiction.

Author: James Potter
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781540628190
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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In this volume, authors James V. Potter, Ph.D., and Paula M. Potter, MA address the seemingly hopeless diagnosis that so many have been labeled with - as an incurable addict. Based on their training, research and clinical experience, Dr. James and Paula Potter have helped hundreds of men and women break the life-controlling issues they have struggled with, and find healing after being properly diagnosed as suffering from Reward Deficiency Syndrome, and undergoing Amino Acid Therapy. There are more men and women in jails and prisons in America than in colleges and universities. Substance Abuse, Addiction, the manufacture and sale of illicit substances played a part in more than eighty percent (80%) of all those who have been arrested and are incarcerated in this country. But, in studies conducted in prisons in three states, it has been found that more than eighty-five percent (85%) of our incarcerated population suffers from Reward Deficiency Syndrome. It is past time for us to stop punishing those suffering from a disease; stop legalizing the substances and activities that are destroying lives; medicalize the problem and provide effective treatment. The diagnosis and treatment of Reward Deficiency Syndrome provide hope to the tens of thousands who have experienced hopelessness for so many years.

Author: Amy Wenzel
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1506353223
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 4200

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Abnormal and clinical psychology courses are offered in psychology programs at universities worldwide, but the most recent major encyclopedia on the topic was published many years ago. Although general psychology handbooks and encyclopedias include essays on abnormal and clinical psychology, such works do not provide students with an accessible reference for understanding the full scope of the field. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology, a 7-volume, A-Z work (print and electronic formats), will be such an authoritative work. Its more than 1,400 entries will provide information on fundamental approaches and theories, various mental health disorders, assessment tools and psychotherapeutic interventions, and the social, legal, and cultural frameworks that have contributed to debates in abnormal and clinical psychology. Key features include: 1,400 signed articles contained in 7 volumes and available in choice of print and/or electronic formats Although organized A-to-Z, front matter includes a Reader’s Guide grouping related entries thematically Back matter includes a Chronology, Resource Guide, Bibliography, and detailed Index Entries conclude with References/Further Readings and Cross-References to related entries The Index, Reader’s Guide themes, and Cross-References between and among entries all combine to provide robust search-and-browse features in the electronic version.

Author: Vinoth Jagaroo
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1461438462
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 306

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The interest in ‘biomarkers’ seen across a spectrum of biomedical disciplines reflects the rise of molecular biology and genetics. A host of ‘omics’ disciplines in addition to genomics, marked by multidimensional data and complex analyses, and enabled by bioinformatics, have pushed the trajectory of biomarker development even further. They have also made more tractable the complex mappings of genotypes to phenotypes – genome-to-phenome mapping – to which the concept of a biomarker is central. Genomic investigations of the brain are beginning to reveal spectacular associations between genes and neural systems. Neural and cognitive phenomics are considered a necessary complement to genomics of the brain. Other major omics developments such as connectomics, the comprehensive mapping of neurons and neural networks, are heralding brain maps of unprecedented detail. Such developments are defining a new era of brain science. And in this new research environment, neural systems and cognitive operations are pressed for new kinds of definitions – that facilitate brain-behavioral alignment in an omics operating environment. This volume explores the topic of markers framed around the constructs of cognitive and neural systems. ‘Neurophenotype’ is a term adopted to describe a neural or cognitive marker that can be scientifically described within an associative framework – and while the genome-to-phenome framework is the most recognized of these, epigenetics and non-gene-regulated neural dynamics also suggest other frameworks. In either case, the term neurophenotype defines operational constructs of brain-behavioral domains that serve the integration of these domains with neuroscientific and omics models of the brain. The topic is critically important to psychiatry and neuropsychology: Neurophenotypes offer a ‘format’ and a ‘language’ by which psychiatry and neuropsychology can be in step with the brain sciences. They also bring a new challenge to the clinical neurosciences in terms of construct validation and refinement. Topics covered in the volume include: Brain and cognition in the omics era Phenomics, connectomics, and Research Domain Criteria Circuit-based neurophenotypes, and complications posed by non-gene regulated factors The legacy of the endophenotype concept – its utility and limitations Various potential neurophenotypes of relevance to clinical neuroscience, including Response Inhibition, Fear Conditioning and Extinction, Error Processing, Reward Dependence and Reward Deficiency, Face Perception, and Language Phenotypes Dynamic (electrophysiological) and computational neurophenotypes The challenge of a cultural shift for psychiatry and neuropsychology The volume may be especially relevant to researchers and clinical practitioners in psychiatry and neuropsychology and to cognitive neuroscientists interested in the intersection of neuroscience with genomics, phenomics and other omics disciplines.

Author: Kenneth Blum
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 146147230X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 98

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Humans are biologically programmed to seek out pleasurable experiences. These experiences are processed in the mesolimbic system, also referred to as the "reward center" of the brain, where a number of chemical messengers work in concert to provide a net release of dopamine in the Nucleus Accumbens. In some genetically predisposed individuals, addiction occurs when the mechanisms of the mesolimbic system are disrupted by the use of various drugs of abuse. Since Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935, it's 12 step program of spiritual and character development has helped countless alcoholics and drug addicts curb their self-destructive behaviors. However, the program was developed at a time when comparatively little was known about the function of the brain and it has never been studied scientifically. This is the first book to take a systematic look at the molecular neurobiology associated with each of the 12 steps and to review the significant body of addiction research literature that is pertinent to the program.​

Author: Joan Borsten
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781495101137
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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