Addiction Medicine

by Jane Marshall, John B. Saunders, Katherine Conigrave

Book Overview

Substance use and related addictive disorders rate amongst the top four risk factors contributing to the global burden of disease and form an increasingly important part of medical and healthcare practice. Substance use disorders can cause, mimic, underlie or complicate a large number of common medical and psychiatric disorders. Making a correct diagnosis of the substance use disorder can facilitate clinical diagnosis, avoid unnecessary tests, shorten...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198714750
• ISBN13: 9780198714750
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.0" x 7.0"