Clinical Handbook of Adolescent Addiction (eBook)

Richard Rosner, M.D., D.L.F.A.P.A., F.A.C.Psych., F.A.S.A.P., F.A.A.F.S. (Psychiatry & Behavioral Science) is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Former Director of the Forensic Psychiatry Residency Program, New York University School of Medicine. Former Medical Director, Forensic Psychiatry Clinic, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY; Former President, American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry; Former President, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law; Former President, American Academy of Forensic Sciences

"In conclusion, this book provides a useful overview of
the broad range of issues relevant to working with adolescent
addiction. It will be particularly helpful for psychiatrists and
other medical professionals who have little experience working with
this population by way of alerting them to treatment related issues
for consideration." (Early Intervention in
Psychiatry, 15 April 2014)

"This is an important resource for those in the field of
adolescent mental health. It is not overly weighted with medical
terminology, and the authors have done an excellent job of
providing information with the depth that clinicians will find
useful without being so clinical that the other intended readers
would be lost. They have done a thorough job of providing more than
just cursory information on the presentation, diagnosis, and
treatment of adolescents with substance abuse problems. Although
the issue of substance abuse is multifaceted, with many
physiological and environmental factors at play, the book does a
commendable job of organizing and outlining the evaluation and
treatment modalities of substance abuse in the adolescent
population." (Doody's, 11 October
2013)

"Nevertheless, this is the best compendium of evidence in
the round in this field and an excellent reference book."
(Addiction, 1 September 2013)
"The wealth of information is brought together by a consummate
clinician who cares profoundly for the young people who have come
to him - whether for court reports or treatment - and
who is determined to make a difference. The clinical eye that chose
the authors and edited the whole has provided just what politicians
as well as clinical and criminal justice practitioners are so often
calling for - an evidence base for appropriate action. It
should be widely read by those practitioners but also influence
policy and improve life prospects for many, many young people."
(From the Foreword by Pamela J. Taylor and John Gunn, 2012)