{"product_id":"abc-of-alcohol-isbn-9781118544792","title":"ABC of Alcohol","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe misuse of alcohol presents both individual physical and psychological problems as well as wider social consequences. Alcohol misuse is a frequent cause of attendance in accident and emergency departments and an underlying factor in a range of long term and chronic conditions commonly treated and managed within primary care settings.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This expanded fifth edition includes new chapters on alcohol and the young person, alcohol related liver disease, neurological problems, alcohol and the older person, alcohol and cancer, and the alcohol nurse specialist. There is also improved coverage of the role of alcohol health workers, and guidance on the availability of voluntary alcohol services more generally, and the concluding resources chapter provides further guidance on how to access appropriate services. It incorporates current NICE guidelines, the Government’s Alcohol Strategy 2012, as well as case study scenarios and examples of best practice throughout.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From a new editor and a multidisciplinary contributor team, \u003ci\u003eABC of Alcohol\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical guide for general practitioners, family physicians, practice nurses, primary healthcare professionals as well as for junior doctors, medical and nursing students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis title is also available as a mobile App from MedHand Mobile Libraries. Buy it now from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/abc-of-alcohol-5th-edition\/id1142514350?ls=1\u0026amp;mt=8\"\u003eiTunes\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.medhand.wabca5x1\u0026amp;hl=en\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e or the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.medhand.com\/products\/abc-of-alcohol\"\u003eMedHand store\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Alcohol use: Consumption and costs 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter McGovern and Eric Appleby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Alcohol use: Society and politics 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter McGovern and Eric Appleby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Alcohol in the body 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlex Paton and Anne McCune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Definitions 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlex Paton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The nature of alcohol use disorders 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn B. Saunders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The detection of alcohol use disorders 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn B. Saunders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Medical problems 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlex Paton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Problems in the Emergency Department – and their solutions 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZulfiquar Mirza and Robin Touquet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Alcohol and the young person 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Christian, Sian Veysey and Anne Frampton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Alcohol and the older person 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJarrod Richards and Rachel Bradley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Alcohol and the liver 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne McCune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Surgical problems 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames S. Huntley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Alcohol, maxillofacial trauma and prevention of personal violence 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Shepherd and Paul Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Neurological and neurosurgical complications of alcohol 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJane Alty and Jeremy Cosgrove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Alcohol and cancer 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah L. Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Alcohol and the heart 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNitin Kumar, Yasmin Ismail and Julian Strange\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Drug–alcohol interactions 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDan Harris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Management of acute unplanned alcohol withdrawal 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdrian Brown and Anne McCune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The role of alcohol care teams in district general hospitals 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKieran J. Moriarty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Management in primary care 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarsten Grimm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Advice and counselling 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicola Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Psychological treatment and relapse prevention 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicola Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Alcohol and psychiatry 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicola Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Other resources, and alcohol and the doctor 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicola Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 000\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnne McCune\u003c\/b\u003e, Consultant Hepatologist, Department of Hepatology, Bristol Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK \u003cp\u003eThe misuse of alcohol presents both individual physical and psychological problems as well as wider social consequences. Alcohol misuse is a frequent cause of attendance in accident and emergency departments and an underlying factor in a range of longterm and chronic conditions commonly treated and managed within primary care settings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis expanded fifth edition includes new chapters on alcohol and its impact on young persons, alcohol-related liver disease, neurological problems, alcohol and its impact on older persons, alcohol and cancer, and the role of care teams and the alcohol nurse specialist. There is also improved coverage on the role of alcohol health workers and guidance on the availability of voluntary alcohol services more generally. The\u003cbr\u003econcluding resources chapter provides further guidance on how to access appropriate services. 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