Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change explores stigma and discrimination faced by individuals with mental or substance use disorders and recommends effective strategies ...

This book provides an overview of the state of the art in research on and treatment of gambling disorder. As a behavioral addiction, gambling disorder is of increasing relevance to the field of mental health.

This is a problem not just for them, but also for the communities from which they come and to which, in nearly all cases, they will return.

The opioid crisis in the United States has come about because of excessive use of these drugs for both legal and illicit purposes and unprecedented levels of consequent opioid use disorder (OUD).

... dependence problem as well . Epidemiological Catch- ment Area researchers discovered that mental illness prevalence rates are twice as high for those in substance abuse treatment programs versus sub- stance abusers who have not sought ...

Permanent Supportive Housing focuses on the impact of PSH on health care outcomes and its cost-effectiveness.

Bringing together treatment and referral advice from existing guidelines, this text aims to improve access to services and recognition of common mental health disorders in adults and provide advice on the principles that need to be adopted ...

Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States.

The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids provides a comprehensive review of scientific evidence related to the health effects and potential therapeutic benefits of cannabis.

Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life.