Practice in mental health-substance use

This book is part of the mental health-substance use series, which is designed to challenge concepts and stimulate debate, in all aspects of the development in treatment, intervention and care response, and the adoption of research-led best practice. This volume provides the basis of best practice for offering effective interventions to affected individuals and their families, exploring the effects of various substances, both controlled and prescribed, and the impact of substance use in schizophrenia. Chapters cover: alcohol and mental health; cannabis and mental health; prescription drugs and mental health; tobacco and mental health; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and substance use; the older adult; the young person; prison, crime and active intervention; relapse prevention; neuropsychiatry: brain injury, mental health-substance use.