Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Management and Policy Perspectives of FASD

by Riley, Edward P.; Clarren, Sterling; Weinberg, Joanne; Jonsson, Egon

• ISBN13: 9783527328390
• ISBN10: 3527328394
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-12-06
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Reflecting the recent increased public awareness of the topic, this is the first and most comprehensive resource for over a decade on the molecular basis, prevalence, treatment options, socioeconomic impact and prevention strategies of FASD.Edited by world-renowned experts, this compendium includes the latest research results to provide new insights and realistic estimations of FASD frequencies in Western communities.An invaluable resource for every professional dealing with the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of FASD, from researchers via health professionals to social workers.

Author Biography

Edward Riley is a Distinguished Professor in Psychology and Director of the Center for Behavioral Teratology, San Diego State University. Having received his Ph.D. from Tulane University he has spent most of his career researching the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure. He has authored over 225 scientific publications and has received numerous awards, including the Research Society on Alcoholism Distinguished Researcher Award, James Tharp Distinguished Researcher Award, and the National Organization on FAS Research Recognition Award. He chaired the US National Task Force on FAS/FAE between 2000-2004 and currently serves on the NIH Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Sterling Clarren is CEO and Scientific Director of the Canada Northwest FASD Research Network and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of British Columbia; Clinical Professor of Pediatrics.
Joanne Weinberg is Professor and Distinguished University Scholar in the Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences at the University of British Columbia. She obtained her B.A. from Brown University, an M.A.T. in Natural Sciences from Harvard University, and a PhD in Neuro- and Biobehavioral Sciences from Stanford University Medical School. After Postdoctoral research at Stanford, the University of California, San Francisco, and the University of British Columbia, she joined the Faculty of Medicine at UBC in 1982. She has published more than 125 scientific papers, chapters and reviews, and has received numerous honors and awards, including UBC Killam Research and Killam Teaching Awards, the Henry Rosett Distinguished Investigator Award from the FASD Study Group of the Research Society on Alcoholism, and a MERIT award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Egon Jonsson is director and CEO of the Institute of Health Economics, and professor at the University of Alberta, public health sciences. For 20 years he was a professor of health economics at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. He was also director of the Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment (SBU), worked for WHO Euro, and was a health policy advisor at the ministry of health in Hanoi, Vietnam. He has co-edited two successful Wiley-VCH titles during his time at SBU: "Treating and Preventing Obesity" and "Treating Alcohol and Drug Abuse".

Table of Contents

Preface

Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, FAS, and FASD: An Introduction

Incidence, Prevalence and Economic Aspects of Fasd

Researching the Prevalence and Characteristics of FASD in International Settings

Frequency of FASD in Canada and What This Means for Prevention Efforts

Economic Burden of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A Health Policy Perspective

Causes and Diagnosing of Fasd

Direct and indirect mechanisms of alcohol teratogenesis; implications for understanding alterations in brain and behaviour fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)

Genetic factors contributing to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: An overview

Prevention Policies and Programs/ for Fasd

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A Preconception Prevention Initiative

Bringing a women's health perspective to FASD prevention

Next Steps in FASD Primary Prevention

Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: The Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP) Intervention with High-Risk Mothers

FASD in the perspective of primary health care

Fasd and The Legal System

FASD and the Legal System -

Manitoba FASD Youth Justice Program: Addressing Criminal Justice Issues

Understanding FASD: Disability and Social Supports for Adult Offenders

Policy Options and Support Programs for Individuals With Fasd

Policy development in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder for Individuals and Families Across the Lifespan

The Impact of FASD: Children with FASD involved with the Manitoba Child Welfare System

British Columbia's Key Worker and Parent Support program: Evaluation highlights and implications for practice and policy

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Education Policy: Issues and Directions

Shifting responsibility from the individual to the community

A social work perspective on policies to prevent alcohol consumption during pregnancy

A Cross-Ministry Approach to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder across the Lifespan in Alberta

Critical considerations for intervention planning for children with FASD

Research Needed on Fasd

FASD Research in Primary, Secondary, and Teritiary Prevention: What do we need to know now to build the next generation of health and social policy responses?

Focusing research efforts: What further research into FASD is needed?

Personal Views From People Living With Fasd Living with FASD

Charlene's Journey

Appendix

Glossary

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