From Bud to Brain: A Psychiatrist's View of Marijuana - Timmen L. Cermak

From Bud to Brain: A Psychiatrist's View of Marijuana

Buch | Softcover
252 Seiten
2020
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-73573-5 (ISBN)
43,60 inkl. MwSt
A summary of the science behind marijuana and the brain, interwoven with principles of motivational interviewing, aimed at helping clinicians provide objective, relevant answers to patients' questions about marijuana. Topics range from how marijuana produces its effects, to medical uses, effects of regular use, addiction, and policy.
The trend toward liberalizing medical and recreational marijuana use is increasing the obligation on clinicians to provide useful information to the public. This book summarizes the science all healthcare professionals need to know in order to provide objective and relevant information to a variety of patients, from recreational and medicinal users to those who use regularly, and to adolescents and worried parents. The author brings two and a half decades of studying cannabinoid research, and over forty years' experience in psychiatric and addiction medicine practice, to shed light on the interaction between marijuana and the brain. Topics range from how marijuana produces pleasurable sensations, relaxation and novelty (the 'high'), to emerging medical uses, effects of regular use, addiction, and policy. Principles of motivational interviewing are outlined to help clinicians engage patients in meaningful, non-judgmental conversations about their experiences with marijuana. An invaluable guide for physicians, nurses, psychologists, therapists, and counsellors.

Timmen L. Cermak is past president of the California Society of Addiction Medicine, a member of California's Cannabis Advisory Committee, and a practicing addiction psychiatrist. He chaired the youth work group for California's Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy Reform.

Introduction; Part I. The Science of Marijuana and the Brain: 1. Monumental discoveries; 2. Marijuana's acute effects: from brain to experience; 3. Flies in the ointment: cannabinoid deficiency and the reality of addiction; 4. Epidemiology: how many, and who, use how much marijuana; 5. The impacts of ongoing marijuana use on the brain; 6. The impacts of ongoing marijuana use on the mind, part I: memory, executive functions, risk assessment and impulsivity; 7. The impacts of ongoing marijuana use on the mind, part II: emotion, motivation, psychosis and practical impacts; 8. The impacts of ongoing marijuana use on adolescent psychology: understanding the journey from childhood to adulthood; 9. Second hand marijuana: prenatal cannabis exposure; Part II. The Science and Art of Healing: 10. Cannabinoid-based medication; 11. Understanding and encouragement: compassion for cannabis use disorder sufferers; 12. Principles of motivational interviewing; 13. Treatment of regular heavy marijuana users; Part III. The History and Art of Marijuana Policy: 14. Policy, part I: sociopolitical history of marijuana and America's war on drugs; 15. Policy, part II: the post drug war era; Part IV. Epilogue: 16. The future of marijuana; Index.

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Zusatzinfo Worked examples or Exercises; 1 Halftones, black and white; 33 Line drawings, black and white
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 430 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Klinische Psychologie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Neurologie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
ISBN-10 1-108-73573-8 / 1108735738
ISBN-13 978-1-108-73573-5 / 9781108735735
Zustand Neuware
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