Perspectives on Substance Use, Disorders, and Addiction (eBook)

Part I: A Perspective on the World of Substance Use Disorders and Addiction
Chapter I: Philosophical Core
Philosophical Core
Chapter II: Ancient Desires and Symposiums
Ancient Desires and Symposiums
Chapter Summary and Reflections
Chapter III: Globalization and Addiction
Key Words: Dikaiosunê, Psychosocial Integration, and Dislocation
Daily Impacts and Everyday Stories
Addiction Symptoms as Social Adaptation, Not Individual Pathology
Clinical Cases
Chapter Summary and Reflections
Chapter IV: Cultural Stories
Cultural Prohibitions, Approvals, Disapprovals, and Treatments
Avoidance of Communication on the Topic of AOD and Their Problems
Chapter Summary and Reflections
Chapter V: Contemporary Concepts
Contemporary Concepts
Chapter Summary and Reflections
Part II: A Perspective on Diagnosis and Substance Classification
Chapter VI: DSM-5 and Fifteen Clinical Sketches of Using, Misusing, and Addiction
Recent DSM History
From Over- and Under-Diagnosing to Exploring Clinical Sketches
Reading the Clinical Sketches
Clinical Sketches (DSM-5)
Chapter Summary and Reflections
Chapter VII: Ten Classes of Substances and Gambling
Basic Neuroscience
Research Chemicals, Legal Highs, and Web 2.0
Gambling and the DSM
Reference Charts
Chapter Summary and Reflections with Further Study
Part III: A Perspective on the Suffering Behind Substance Use Disorders and Addiction
Chapter VIII: Self-Medication, Psychoanalytic, and Psychodynamic Theories
Self-Medication Theorists
Chapter Summary and Reflections
Part IV: A Perspective on Treatment
Chapter IX: They Symposium Approach: Use, Prevention, Education, and Treatment
Four Guiding Principles of the Symposium Approach
Reading the Case Studies
Chapter Summary and Reflections
Chapter X: Non-Problematic Use (Healthy)
Clinical Cases
Chapter XI: Mild Substance Use Disorder
Clinical Cases
Chapter XII: Moderate Substance Use Disorder
Clinical Cases
Chapter XIII: Severe Substance Use Disorder
Clinical Cases
Chapter XIV: Addiction
Clinical Cases
Epilogue
References
Glossary
Index
About the Author