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Alcoholism

A Guide for the Primary Care Physician

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. Henrietta N. Barnes

    1. Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Chelsea Memorial Health Center, Chelsea, USA

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  2. Mark D. Aronson

    1. Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, USA

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  3. Thomas L. Delbanco

    1. Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, USA

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Part of the book series: Frontiers of Primary Care (PRIMARY)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. General Concepts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Epidemiology of Alcohol Abuse and the Response of Physicians

      • Thomas L. Delbanco, Henrietta N. Barnes
      Pages 3-8

    3. Definition of Alcoholism

      • Mark D. Aronson
      Pages 9-15

    4. The Etiology and Natural History of Alcoholism

      • Henrietta N. Barnes
      Pages 16-25

  3. The Clinical Pharmacology of Alcohol

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
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    2. The Clinical Pharmacology of Alcohol

      • Anthony W. Fox, Nicolas J. Guzman, Paul A. Friedman
      Pages 29-43

  4. Primary Care of the Alcoholic Patient

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-46
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    2. Early Diagnosis and Screening

      • Joan Savitsky
      Pages 47-58

    3. Presenting the Diagnosis: Working with Denial

      • Henrietta N. Barnes
      Pages 59-65

    4. Negotiating Treatment and Monitoring Recovery

      • JudyAnn Bigby
      Pages 66-72

    5. The Use of Disulfiram

      • Henrietta N. Barnes
      Pages 73-77

    6. Outpatient Treatment of Withdrawal

      • Alan Abrams
      Pages 78-82

    7. Management of the Alcoholic Inpatient

      • Booker Bush
      Pages 83-89

  5. Resources in the Community and Workplace

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-92
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    2. Alcoholics Anonymous

      • Stephen F. O’Neill, Henrietta N. Barnes
      Pages 93-101

    3. Employee-assistance Programs and the Primary Care Practitioner

      • Dian Chapman Walsh
      Pages 102-107

  6. Pathophysiology and Medical Complications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. The Nervous System

      • JudyAnn Bigby
      Pages 111-118

    3. The Liver

      • Anne W. Moulton, Michele G. Cyr
      Pages 119-126
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About this book

Based on the Commonwealth Harvard Alcohol Research and Teaching Program, this clinically oriented work is designed to give internists and primary care practitioners the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and care for patients with alcoholism.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Chelsea Memorial Health Center, Chelsea, USA

    Henrietta N. Barnes

  • Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, USA

    Mark D. Aronson, Thomas L. Delbanco

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Alcoholism

  • Book Subtitle: A Guide for the Primary Care Physician

  • Editors: Henrietta N. Barnes, Mark D. Aronson, Thomas L. Delbanco

  • Series Title: Frontiers of Primary Care

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4786-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1987

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-96545-1Due: 19 October 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9155-8Published: 14 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-4786-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-3618

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 231

  • Topics: General Practice / Family Medicine, Psychiatry

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