Old and High
A Guide to Understanding the Neuroscience and Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Baby-Boom Adults' Substance Use, Abuse, and Misuse
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 20 June 2019
- ISBN 9780190672898
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages296 pages
- Size 152x239x22 mm
- Weight 567 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Old and High exposes and addresses the hidden epidemic of older adults experiencing psychotropic substance dependence--and their consequential mental health needs. It provides insight for clinical professionals in psychology, social work, gerontology, nursing, and medicine on how to integrate current neuroscience findings with contemporary psychotherapy techniques and harm-reductive interventions to help older adults achieve successful recovery from substance abuse problems. Extensive use of clinical vignettes also offers a humanistic perspective to the academic, evidenced-based research presented in the text.
MoreLong description:
Despite the stereotype of older adults primarily abusing alcohol, clinical practice insights indicate that the baby-boom generation frequently abuses the same substances as younger adults-including alcohol, benzodiazepines/z-drugs, cannabis, opioids, tobacco (nicotine), and neurostimulants. Old and High exposes this hidden epidemic and emphasizes the importance of understanding psychotropic substance abuse as a community health problem. Further, the book identifies the unique cultural values, social values, and risks that baby-boom adults have with respect to substance abuse and misuse to give students and clinical professionals in psychology, social work, gerontology, nursing, and medicine a foundation for working with this population. Readers will learn how to integrate current neuroscience findings with contemporary psychotherapy techniques and harm-reduction interventions to help older adults achieve successful recovery from substance abuse problems. Considering that we will likely observe an increase in rates of substance abuse as the baby-boom generation continues to age-and live longer than previous groups-there will be a major need to better understand the unique risk factors and treatment approaches for working with older adults.
This book is very interesting for social workers and social pedagogues working with old people...The content of the book encompasses three parts (1) understanding substance use, abuse and misuse, (2) psychotropic substances, and (3) psychotherapeutic technics and harm reduction interventions. Each chapter bases on acknowledged research findings. Therefore, this book offers an alternative to all the misguided approaches that have been applied in the past.
Table of Contents:
Foreword
Prologue
Acknowledgments
Part I. Understanding Baby-Boom Adult Psychotropic Substance Use, Abuse and Misuse
Chapter 1. Who Are the Baby-Boom Adults?: Differences Between Their Using, Abusing, and Misusing Psychotropic Substances
Chapter 2. Basic Anatomical and Psychophysiological Concepts Needed to Understand Baby-Boom Adults' Psychotropic Substance Use, Abuse, and Misuse
Chapter 3. Consequences of Baby-Boom Adults' Psychotropic Substance Abuse and Misuse
Part II. Psychotropic Substances Used, Misused, and Abused By Baby-Boom Adults
Chapter 4. Alcohol
Chapter 5. Benzodiazepines and Sleep Medications
Chapter 6. Cannabis
Chapter 7. Opioids
Chapter 8. Psychostimulants
Chapter 9. Tobacco
Part III. Psychotherapy Theories and Interventions
Chapter 10. Psychotherapy Theories, Techniques, and Harm Reduction Interventions for Treating Baby-Boom Adults' Psychotropic Substance Abuse
