Substance abuse and emotion
By: edited by Jon D. Kassel.
Contributors: Kassel, Jon D.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9781433805349
Subjects: Substance abuse; Emotions; Addicts -- Psychology; Compulsive behavior -- Etiology; Substance abuse -- Etiology
Description: "The devastating psychological, physical, and spiritual damage wrought by the misuse of drugs is indisputable. However, there is a recurring debate over the causes of substance abuse that typically divides along two common assumptions: People abuse drugs and alcohol either out of sheer pleasure-seeking drives run amok or to escape or assuage aversive states of comorbid anxiety or depression. Substance Abuse and Emotion goes beyond this dichotomy in its exploration of recent significant field observations, theory construction and rigorous testing, and laboratory research to advance working models for a new research paradigm on substance abuse and comorbidity. Notably, the relationship between drugs and emotion is emerging as paramount in understanding drug abuse etiology, maintenance, and relapse. Part I of this edited volume examines various theoretical perspectives on the interrelationship between substance abuse and emotion, such as craving and positive/negative reinforcement; cognitive theories; relapse; and developmental, sociobiological, and evolutionary perspectives. Part II explores new assessment methodologies, such as 'ecological momentary assessment' and the linkage between affect and cognitive deficits among drug users. The book concludes with a research agenda that will expand the volume's new paradigm in understanding and treating substance abuse."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the complex interplay between substance abuse and emotion / Jon D. Kassel and Jennifer C. Veilleux; title: Negative reinforcement : possible clinical implications of an integrative model / Danielle E. McCarthy ... [et al.]; title: Positive reinforcement theories of drug use / Harriet de Wit and Luan Phan; title: Cognitive theories of drug effects on emotion / Jon D. Kassel ... [et al.]; title: Drug craving and affect / Stephen T. Tiffany; title: Developmental perspectives : affect and adolescent substance use / Craig R. Colder .. [et al.]; title: Evolutionary substrates of addiction : the neurochemistries of pleasure seeking and social bonding in the mammalian brain / Jaak Panksepp; title: Emotions and relapse in substance use : evidence for a complex interaction between psychological, social, and biological processes / Katie Witkiewitz and Johnny Wu; title: The complexities of modeling mood-drinking relationships : lessons learned from daily process research / Cynthia Mohr ... [et al.]; title: Ecological momentary assessment of mood/smoking relationships in adolescent smokers / Robin Mermelstein, Donald Hedeker, and Sally Weinstein; title: Cerebral deficits associated with impaired cognition and regulation of emotion in methamphetamine abuse / Andy C. Dean and Edythe D. London; title: Addiction and emotion : theories, assessment techniques, and treatment implications / David H. Epstein, Jessica Wilner-Reid, and Kenzie L. Preston; title: Afterword : new frontiers in substance abuse and emotion / Jon D. Kassel and Daniel P. Evatt.