About the Author |
| Dennis L. Thombs, PhD, FAAHB, is Associate Professor in the Department of Health Education and Behavior at the University of Florida. The focus of his scholarship is addictive behavior, with special interests in the epistemology of addiction and in alcohol and drug use during the period of emerging adulthood. Dr. Thombs' research has been supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Health Behavior. |
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Summary
10 hours CE
Dennis L. Thombs, PhD, FAAHB
Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this widely adopted text offers a balanced review of major contemporary perspectives on substance abuse and addiction. Thoroughly updated chapters address disease models; and social and cultural foundations. Two new chapters on prevention models and comorbidity broaden the volume's scope. Written in a lucid, accessible style, the third edition is grounded in the latest theory and research. Applications to the helping process are emphasized and learning is facilitated with case examples, review questions, and end-of-chapter summaries.
Learning Objectives - identify contemporary perspectiveson substance abuse and addiction
- identify social and cultural foundations
- determine psychoanalytic, conditioning, cognitive, and family systems formulations
Difficulty Level:Intermediate to Advanced
322pp
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