Handbook of Hospital Based Substance Abuse Treatment

Evaluation and triage; psychometric and neuropsychological assessment; laboratory evaluation; medical complications of substance abuse; psychiatric and psychological consequences of substance abuse; treatment of the alcohol withdrawal syndrome; treatment of narcotic dependence; treatment of stimulant dependence; treatment of polydrug abuse and depressant dependence; evaluation and short-term treatment techniques; the use of disulfiram and naltrexone; the utilization of self-help groups; discharge planning and selection of aftercare; patient records and policy issues.