Early Detection and Treatment of Substance Abuse Within Integrated Primary Care

by Cummings, Nicholas A. (CON); Duckworth, Melanie P., Ph.D. (CON); O'Donohue, William T. (CON); Ferguson, Kyle E. (CON)

• ISBN13: 9781878978479
• ISBN10: 1878978470
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Context Pr

Summary

A number of esteemed scholars present work to support the implementation of early detection and treatment strategies for substance-abuse problems within the context of primary medical care.

Author Biography

David O. Antonuccio received his B.A. (1975) in psychology (honors) and economics from Stanford University Janet L. Cummings received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the Wright State University School of Professional Psychology and is a licensed psychologist in the state of Arizona Nicholas A. Cummings, Ph.D., Sc.D. is Distinguished Professor, University of Nevada, Reno and President, Cummings Foundation for Behavioral Health Melanie P. Duckworth, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Clinical Psychology Training Program at the University of Nevada, Reno Kyle E. Ferguson is pursuing his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno J. Harry Isaacson, MD, FACP is currently the Vice Chairman, Department of General Internal Medicine Cleveland clinic Foundation, and Director of Clinical Education Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University Peter E. Nathan is the University of Iowa Foundation Professor of Psychology at the University of Iowa William T. O'Donohue is the Nicholas Cummings Professor of Organized Behavioral Healthcare Delivery in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada at Reno Dr. David Oslin is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center Christine (Tina) Runyan, Ph.D., is an investigator at the VERDICT and an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Ian Shaffer MD, MMM is currently the Chief Medical Officer at MHN

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Contributing Authors	xi
Primary Care: An Entry Point for the Detection and Treatment of Substance Abuse	17	(16)
Kyle E. Ferguson
Melanie P. Duckworth
William T. O'Donohue
Nicholas A. Cummings
Turning Bread Into Stones: Our Modern Antimiracle	33	(16)
Nicholas A. Cummings
Who is the Substance Abuser?	49	(14)
Nicholas A. Cummings
Janet L. Cummings
Presenting Problems: Different Tugs from Different Drugs	63	(30)
Nicholas A. Cummings
Janet L. Cummings
Substance Abuse Treatment within Primary Care: Frontline Detection and Intervention	93	(18)
Nicholas A. Cummings
Janet L. Cummings
Issues in Addressing Substance Abuse in Primary Care	111	(10)
Ian Schaffer
Early Detection and Treatment of Alcoholism in Primary Care	121	(12)
Peter E. Nathan
Opportunities for Improved Detection and Treatment of Alcohol Misuse: Using Behavioral Health Consultants in Primary Care	133	(20)
Christine N. Runyan
Late Life Alcoholism in Primary Care	153	(16)
David W. Oslin
Early Detection and Treatment of Prescription Drug Abuse in Primary Care	169	(12)
J. Harry Isaacson
Integrating Behavioral Interventions for Smoking into Primary Care	181
David Antonuccio