combined alcohol and drug abuse, typologies of alcoholics, the withdrawal syndrome, renal and electrolyte consequences
edited by Marc Galanter.
New York, NY
Springer Science+Business Media
1986
(453 pages) : illustrations
Originally published by Plenum Press, New York in 1986. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1986.
I. Combined Alcohol and Drug Abuse Problems.- 1 Multiple Drug Use: Epidemiology, Correlates, and Consequences.- 2 Mechanisms of Depressant Drug Action/Interaction.- 3 Sedative Drug Interactions of Clinical Importance.- 4 Treating Multiple Substance Abuse Clients.- II. Typologies of Alcoholics.- 5 Classification and Forms of Inebriety: Historical Antecedents of Alcoholic Typologies.- 6 Empirically Derived Classifications of Alcohol-Related Problems.- 7 An Examination of Selected Typologies: Hyperactivity, Familial, and Antisocial Alcoholism.- 8 Alcoholic Typologies: A Review of Empirical Evaluations of Common Classification Schemes.- 9 Alcoholic Subtypes Based on Multiple Assessment Domains: Validation against Treatment Outcome.- III. The Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome.- 10 The Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: A View from the Laboratory.- 11 Clinical Neuroendocrinology and Neuropharmacology of Alcohol Withdrawal.- 12 Clinical Assessment and Pharmacotherapy of the Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome.- 13 Special Aspects of Human Alcohol Withdrawal.- IV. Renal and Electrolyte Consequences of Alcohol Abuse.- 14 Disorders of the Serum Electrolytes, Acid-Base Balance, and Renal Function in Alcoholism.- 15 Urinary Tract Infections and Renal Papillary Necrosis in Alcoholism.- 16 Disorders of Divalent Ions and Vitamin D Metabolism in Chronic Alcoholism.- 17 The Pathogenesis of Renal Sodium Retention and Ascites Formation in Laennec's Cirrhosis.