Alcoholism

Vinod K. Shanwal, Head, Department of Education and Training, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida.B.S. Chhikara, Department of Chemistry, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, University of Delhi.

• 1. Is it the Personality or the Alcohol that Makes one an Addict?  2. Impact of Alcohol on Family Functioning  3. The Effects of Alcoholism on the Brain  4. Nutritional Deficiencies and Diseases Associated with Alcoholism  5. Alcohol De-addiction: Application of Body Psychotherapies  6. Understanding the Role of Probiotics as a Possible Treatment Strategy for Alcoholism Induced Liver Dysfunction  7. Herbal and Natural Medicines for Treatment of Alcoholism and Associated Diseases  8. Psychopharmacotherapy for Alcoholism: Challenges in Novel Approaches  9. Substance Abuse Disorder and its Management  10. Prohibition in India: A Study of the Historical & Contemporary Aspects  11. Patterns of Alcohol Abuse Among Urban Slums & Substandard Settlements: Review of Indian Literature Towards Implications for Policy Interventions  12. Alcoholism: Popular Culture and Narrative Therapy Interventions  13. Alcoholism Among Adolescents and Juvenile Delinquency  14. Impact of Alcoholism on Various Aspects of Wealth Management  15. Chemical Therapeutics for the Treatment of Alcoholism  16. Alcoholism: A Health and Social Evil

"This book reviews a wide variety of issues covering the biological and psychosocial contributors to alcoholism, public health and policy perspectives, as well as various medical and non-medical treatment approaches. Most of the information is covered in a general manner. The editors and contributing authors are from universities in India; therefore, some of the chapters give a unique perspective on different issues, such as the chapter on herbal andnatural medicines, which will not be found in most texts on this topic." Michael Easton, MD, Rush University Medical Center