Basic and Clinical Science of Opioid Addiction
For the first time reports on methadone and heroin maintenance treatment with respect to clinical practice, research, methodological aspects, neuroscience and psychotherapy are brought together in this volume. They arise from a conference held in November 2001 in Basel. The Swiss approach of a highly structured outpatient treatment using methadone, heroin, morphine etc. to keep patients in treatment is discussed. Data of follow-up after heroin-assisted treatment is shown. Also a critical discussion of the history of treatment modalities and its scientific evaluation is presented. Further important topics such as brain imaging, opioid withdrawal, risks of treatment, and basic neurochemical research are presented. The issue concludes with the narrative experience of a practicing psychotherapist.
This topical and outstanding overview gives psychiatrists, psychologists and psychotherapists, neuroscientists, physicians as well as decision makers in public health, politicians, counselors and social workers an excellent insight into stimulating and scientific research.
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1 - 10: Critical Clinical Practice of Opiate-Assisted TreatmentByM.F. KuntzeM.F. KuntzePsychiatrische Universitätsklinik Basel, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:
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11 - 19: Follow-Up of Substance Abusers Who Had Left the Heroin Prescription Programme in GenevaByB. BroersB. BroersaCommunity Medicine Department;Search for other works by this author on:
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20 - 24: Perspectives of Opiate Detoxification TreatmentByN. ScherbaumN. ScherbaumKlinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Rheinische Kliniken Essen, Universität Essen, DeutschlandSearch for other works by this author on:
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25 - 32: Opioid Maintenance Treatment: The Development of Therapeutic StrategiesByD. LadewigD. LadewigPsychiatrische Universitätsklinik Basel, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:
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33 - 38: Scientific Evaluations of Opioid-Assisted Substitution TreatmentByJ. RehmJ. RehmAddiction Research Institute, Zürich, Switzerland; Centre for Addictions and Mental Health and Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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39 - 45: Dopaminergic Dysfunction - A Common Final Pathway of Addiction to Alcohol, Opiates and Nicotine?ByL.G. Schmidt;L.G. SchmidtaDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Mainz;Search for other works by this author on:M.N. Smolka;M.N. SmolkabDepartment of Addictive Behavior and Addiction Medicine, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:H. RommelspacherH. RommelspacherbDepartment of Addictive Behavior and Addiction Medicine, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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46 - 54: Brain Imaging in Opiate AddictionByA. Heinz;A. HeinzaDepartment of Psychiatry, Charité, Humboldt University, Berlin;Search for other works by this author on:M.N. Smolka;M.N. SmolkabDepartment of Addictive Behavior and Addiction Medicine, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:K. MannK. MannbDepartment of Addictive Behavior and Addiction Medicine, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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55 - 58: Opioids and Neurological SequelaeByR. StohlerR. StohlerPsychiatric University Hospital, Zürich, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:
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59 - 63: Experiences of a Practicing PsychotherapistByM. NicolaM. NicolaBasel, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:
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64 - 67: Learning, Interneurons and Addiction MedicineByM.F. KuntzeM.F. KuntzeBasel, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:
