Description
Adolescent Addiction, Second Edition, offers researchers and clinicians a single-volume resource on the nature, extent and treatment of addictive problems in adolescents. The book is divided into three main parts. Part one addresses the foundations of addictive problems, including developmental, social, and neurobiologicl factors. Part two addresses common addictions among adolescents. New chapters include e-cigarette, smartphone, social networking, and exercise addiction. Part three discusses challenges and recommendations for future research in adolescent addiction. All chapters in part two follow a similar format to introduction and clinical characteristics, screening and clinical assessment methods, epidemiology, cormorbidity, course and outcome, protective and risk factors, evidence-based clinical strategies for prevention and treatment, and a concise summary of key clinical points.- Introduces the foundations to understanding addiction.- Examines the epidemiology, comorbidity, course, and outcome of addictions.- Provides screening and clinical assessment methods.- Summarizes evidence-based clinical strategies for treatment.- Covers both substance addiction and behavioral addictions.- New chapters on e-cigarette, smartphone, internet, and exercise addiction.
Table of Contents
PART I General issues1. Foundations of addictive problems in adolescents: Developmental and social factorsMichèle Preyde, Jessica Furtado, Sarah Head, and Dennis Long2. Foundations of addictive problems in adolescents: Neurobiological factorsGenevieve F. Dash, Kristine Rømer Thomsen, Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing, and Jennifer A. SilversPART II Specific addictive problems3. Alcohol in adolescenceDelyse Hutchinson, Samantha Teague, Katrina Champion, Cecilia A. Essau, and Nicola C. Newton4. Adolescent cannabis use disordersJanni Leung, Wayne Hall, and Louisa Degenhardt5. Nicotine and e-cigarettes addictionAbdul Rahman Ahmad Badayai, Suzaily Wahab, Nadzirah Ahmad Basri, and Cecilia A. Essau6. Adolescent gamblingPaul Delfabbro and Daniel L. King7. Video game addictionDaniel King and Paul H. Delfabbro8. Smartphone addictionChuong Hock Ting and Yoke Yong Chen9. Sexual addictionSteve Sussman and Jennifer Y. Tsai10. Exercise addictionMia Beck Lichtenstein and Cecilie Juul HinzePART III Implications for the future11. Comorbidity of addictive problems: Assessment and treatment implicationsCecilia A. Essau12. Political and policy issues in adolescent addictionsPaul H. Delfabbro, Paul McArdle, and Daniel L. King
