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Adolescent Addiction - (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional) 2nd Edition by Cecilia A Essau & Paul Delfabbro (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Adolescent Addiction: Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment, Second Edition, offers researchers and clinicians a single-volume resource on the nature, extent and treatment of addictive problems in adolescents.
- Author(s): Cecilia A Essau & Paul Delfabbro
- 356 Pages
- Psychology, Psychopathology
- Series Name: Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional
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Book Synopsis
Adolescent Addiction: Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment, Second Edition, offers researchers and clinicians a single-volume resource on the nature, extent and treatment of addictive problems in adolescents. Chapters cover the foundations of addictive problems, including developmental, social and neurobiological factors, common addictions among adolescents, including e-cigarettes, shopping, smartphones, social networking and exercise addiction, and challenges and recommendations for future research in adolescent addiction. Chapters in the second half of the book cover clinical characteristics, screening and clinical assessment methods, epidemiology, comorbidity, course and outcome, protective and risk factors, and more.
- Presents a breadth of coverage on addiction problems
- Presents a simple and accessible organization, making it easy to examine specific addictive problems - their nature, extent and prevention/intervention
- Includes a concise summary of key clinical points in each chapter to help readers put findings into practice