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Alcohol-Related Cognitive Disorders: Research and Clinical Perspectives (Health and Human Development Series) - Hardcover

 
9781607417309: Alcohol-Related Cognitive Disorders: Research and Clinical Perspectives (Health and Human Development Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1607417308 ISBN 13: 9781607417309
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2009

Synopsis

This book discusses the different mental and physical aspects of alcohol abuse, including prenatal foetal intoxication. It explores the many types of social behaviour affected by the excessive use of alcohol and the physical repercussions of this syndrome. It covers a vast variety of alcohol related conditions by many select consultants in this field. Alcohol addiction is one of the major disorders encompassing society world round. Its devastating effect on social stability and inter-personal relationships requires aggressive treatment and new ways to evoke the eventual success of sobriety. A book of this magnitude should prove helpful to students, laymen, and professionals in the medical and mental health field.

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About the Author

Leo Sher, MD is a psychiatrist with a background in internal medicine. His areas of research and clinical expertise include neurobiology, diagnosis, and treatment of mood, anxiety, and personality disorders, alcoholism, and suicidal behavior. He is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Director of the Inpatient Psychiatry Service at the James J Peters VA Medical Center in New York. He has authored about 600 scientific publications, is a reviewer for numerous medical journals, the recipient of several awards and the first researcher in North America who introduced the use of the combined dexamethasone suppression/corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test for psychiatric purposes. Dr. Sher has experience as a forensic psychiatric expert and consultant.

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Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1607417308
ISBN 13 
9781607417309
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
378
Editor
Sher M.D. Leo, Kandel Isack, Merrick Joav