Handbook of Alcoholism

Gerald Zernig, Consultant, Innsbruck, Austria. Alois Saria, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. Martin Kurz, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. Stephanie O'Malley, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

Unassisted Emergency Management of Acute Alcohol Intoxication PATIENT CARE Screening and Diagnosis First Contact and Early Intervention Natural History Laboratory Parameters Psychometric Screening Instruments Acute Treatment Acute Alcohol Intoxication Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Alcohol-Induced Psychotic Disorders Treatment of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Overview and Outlook Psychotherapy Pharmacotherapy Adolescent Patients Geriatric Patients Women Primary Care Setting Treatment of Non-Psychiatric Alcohol-Related Disorders Nervous System Liver Gastrointestinal System and Pancreas Cardiovascular System Kidney and Electrolyte Disturbances Immune System Endocrine Disorders Vitamin Deficiencies, Zinc Deficiency, and Anaphylactic Reactions Skin Alcohol Embryopathy RESEARCH Epidemiology Comorbidity Heritability Pathogenesis of Alcoholic Liver Disease Harmful Alcohol Consumption Psychometric Instruments to Evaluate Outcome in Alcoholism Treatment Meta-Analysis of Pharmacotherapeutic Trials Calculating a Meta-Analysis on Your Own Patient-to-Treatment Matching Molecular Pharmacology and Neuroanatomy Behavioral Pharmacology Controversial Research Areas USEFUL DATA AND DEFINITIONS Physicochemical Properties of Ethanol How to Calculate Maximum Blood Alcohol Levels After A Drinking Event Basic Pharmacokinetics of Ethanol Drug Interactions With Alcohol Definitions of a Standard Drink Harmful Alcohol Consumption DSM-IV and ICD-10 Definitions of Alcohol Alphabetical List of Psychometric Instruments Including Validated Translations Useful (Internet) Addresses Abbreviations Used Alcohol of Common Drinks and Unit Conversion Table