Addiction Research Methods Peter G Miller John Strang Peter M Miller by Peter G. Miller, John Strang, Peter M. Miller 9781405176637, 9781444318852, 1405176636, 1444318853 instant download after payment.
Addiction Research Methods’ is a comprehensive handbook for health professionals, policy-makers and researchers working and training in the field of addiction.
The book provides a clear, comprehensive and practical guide to research design, methods and analysis within the context of the field of alcohol and other drugs. The reader is introduced to fundamental principles and key issues; and is orientated to available sources of information and key literature.
Written by a team of internationally acclaimed contributors, the book is divided into six major sections: Introduction; Research Design; Basic Toolbox; Biological Models; Specialist Methods; and Analytical Methods. Each chapter offers an introduction to the background and development of the discipline in question, its key features and applications, how it compares to other methods/analyses and its advantages and limitations.
FEATURES
- List of useful websites and assistive technology.
- Case study examples
- List of useful hermeneutics
- Recommended reading list
- Contains exercises to help the reader to develop their skills.
Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–8): Peter G. Miller, John Strang and Peter M. Miller
Chapter 2 Reliability and Validity (pages 9–25): Gerhard Buhringer and Monika Sassen
Chapter 3 Sampling Strategies for Addiction Research (pages 27–42): Lisa Kakinami and Kenneth R. Conner
Chapter 4 Experimental Design Issues in Addiction Research (pages 43–58): Robert West
Chapter 5 Qualitative Methods and Theory in Addictions Research (pages 59–78): Tim Rhodes and Ross Coomber
Chapter 6 Ethical Issues in Alcohol, other Drugs and Addiction?Related Research (pages 79–93): Peter G. Miller, Adrian Carter and Wayne Hall
Chapter 7 Surveys and Questionnaire Design (pages 95–107): Lorraine T. Midanik and Krista Drescher?burke
Chapter 8 Interviews (pages 109–125): Barbara S. McCrady, Benjamin Ladd, Leah Vermont and Julie Steele
Chapter 9 Scales for Research in the Addictions (pages 127–145): Shane Darke
Chapter 10 Biomarkers of Alcohol and other Drug use (pages 147–161): Scott H. Stewart, Anton Goldmann, Tim Neumann and Claudia Spies
Chapter 11 Quantitative Data Analysis (pages 163–183): Jim Lemon, Louisa Degenhardt, Tim Slade and Katherine Mills
Chapter 12 Applied Research Methods (pages 185–200): David Best and Ed Day
Chapter 13 Conducting Clinical Research (pages 201–220): Jalie A. Tucker and Cathy A. Simpson
Chapter 14 Psychopharmacology (pages 221–234): Jason White and Nick Lintzeris
Chapter 15 Imaging (pages 235–247): Alastair Reid and David Nutt
Chapter 16 Genes, Genetics, Genomics and Epigenetics (pages 249–267): David Ball and Irene Guerrini
Chapter 17 Animal Models (pages 269–284): Leigh V. Panlilio, Charles W. Schindler and Steven R. Goldberg
Chapter 18 Understanding Contexts: Methods and Analysis in Ethnographic Research on Drugs (pages 285–298): Jeremy Northcote and David Moore
Chapter 19 Epidemiology (pages 299–318): Mark Stoove and Paul Dietze
Chapter 20 Meta?Analysis: Summarising Findings on Addiction Intervention Effects (pages 319–336): John W. Finney and Anne Moyer
Chapter 21 Drug Trend Monitoring (pages 337–354): Paul Griffiths and Jane Mounteney
Chapter 22 Drug Policy Research (pages 355–371): Jonathan P. Caulkins and Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Chapter 23 Concluding Remarks (pages 373–376): Peter G. Miller, John Strang and Peter M. Miller
