Advances in the Neuroscience of Addiction.

Understanding the phenomenon of long-lasting vulnerability to addiction is essential to developing successful treatments. Written by an international team of authorities in their respective fields, Advances in the Neuroscience of Addiction provides an excellent overview of the available and emerging...

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Main Author:	Kuhn, Cynthia M.
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Other Authors:	Koob, George F.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2010.
Series:	Frontiers in neuroscience.
Subjects:	Substance abuse > Physiological aspects. Neurosciences. Metabolism. Research. Drug addiction. Drug abuse. Compulsive behavior. Diseases. Science. Mental illness. Impulsive personality. Physical sciences. Human behavior. Metabolism Research Substance-Related Disorders Behavior, Addictive Disease Science Mental Disorders Compulsive Behavior Impulsive Behavior Psychiatry and Psychology. Phenomena and Processes. Natural Science Disciplines Disciplines and Occupations. Behavior Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms. Neurosciences Polytoxicomanie > Aspect physiologique. Métabolisme. Recherche. Toxicomanie. Comportement compulsif. Maladies. Sciences. Maladies mentales. Impulsivité. Sciences physiques. Comportement humain. metabolism (biological concept) research (function) drug abuse. drug addiction. addiction. disease. illness. sciences (philosophy) mental disorders. physical sciences. human behavior. science (modern discipline) Physical sciences Mental illness Impulsive personality Human behavior Drug addiction Drug abuse Diseases Compulsive behavior Substance abuse > Physiological aspects Electronic books.
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Summary:	Understanding the phenomenon of long-lasting vulnerability to addiction is essential to developing successful treatments. Written by an international team of authorities in their respective fields, Advances in the Neuroscience of Addiction provides an excellent overview of the available and emerging approaches used to investigate the biologic mechanisms of drug addiction. It also delineates the promising research discoveries being made in relapse prevention. The book begins with current animal models of addiction, which mimic the state of humans entering treatm.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (244 pages).
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	1322611572 9781322611570 0849373913 9780849373916 1420007351 9781420007350