Alcohol Abuse and Liver Disease

<p>For people with alcohol excess and liver disease, successful management must be two-fold with management of both their psychological/physical addiction to alcohol and their liver disease.  Alcohol Abuse and liver disease, with its joint focus on hepatology and psychiatry, provides both hepatologists and psychiatrists of all levels with a practical, concise and didactic guide to the investigation and clinical management of those with alcohol-related problems.</p> <p>Edited by a practicing hepatologist in the UK and a practising specialist in psychiatry/substance abuse in the US, it covers areas such as:</p> <p>•     Risk factors for alcoholic liver disease</p> <p>•     Interaction of alcohol with other co-morbidities</p> <p>•     Clinical assessment of alcohol intake</p> <p>•     Detoxification and management of withdrawal</p> <p>•     Psychotherapeutic and pharmaceutical interventions</p> <p>•     Treatment of liver disease</p> <p>Key points, management diagrams and high-quality images are all be supported by the very latest in clinical guidelines from the major hepatology and psychiatry societies such as the APA, EPA, AASLD and EASL.</p> <p>With increasing emphasis on multi-disciplinary speciality care in this area, this is the ideal tool to consult in order to provide the best care possible care for what are very challenging patients to manage.</p>