Substance use and abuse in South Africa : insights from brain and behavioural sciences / / editors George F.R. Ellis ... [et al.].

• TeilnehmendeR: Ellis, George F. R.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (410 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>The result of groundbreaking research conducted by members of the Brain-Behaviour Initiative at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, this is the first book to address the nature of substance use and abuse in an integrated way. Looking at a range of perspectives, from brain imaging to the psychology of addiction, this account also discusses substance abuse policy and prevention.

Table of Contents

Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; About the contributors; Introduction Substance use and abuse in South Africa; Epidemiology and Symptomatology; 1. Epidemiology of substance use and abuse in South Africa; 2. The clinical presentation of substance-related disorders in South Africa; 3. Developmental consequences of prenatal drug and alcohol exposure; 4. Women and alcohol; Neuroscience and Psychiatry; 5. Addiction as virtual seeking: evolutionary insights into addiction; 6. Genetics and molecular biology; 7. Brain imaging and neural circuitry in methamphetamine users

8. Affective neuroscience of methamphetamine abuse9. Neurocognitive effects of alcohol abuse and dependence; 10. Neuropsychoanalytic notes on addiction; 11. Decision-making and substance abuse: a South African perspective; 12. Animal models of substance abuse; Intervention and Policy; 13. Youth and substances; 14. Evaluated interventions to prevent substance abuse among young South Africans; 15. Interpersonal violence in South Africa and substance misuse: connections and approaches to prevention; 16. Substance use, stigma and health literacy: a conceptual framework

17. Addiction: philosophy and ethics18. Clinical treatment of substance use disorders in South Africa; 19. Substance abuse policy in South Africa; Index; Back Cover