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Adolescent substance abuse is the nation''s #1 public health problem. It originates out of a developmental era where experimentation with the world is increasingly taking place, and where major changes in physical self and social relationships are taking place. These changes cannot be understood by any one discipline nor can they be described by focusing only on the behavioral and social problems of this age period, the characteristics of normal development, or thepharmacology and addictive potential of specific drugs. They require knowledge of the brain''s systems of reward and control, genetics, psychopharmacology, personality, child development, psychopathology, family dynamics, peer group relationships, culture, social policy, and more. Drawing on theexpertise of the leading researchers in this field, this Handbook provides the most comprehensive summarization of current knowledge about adolescent substance abuse. The Handbook is organized into eight sections covering the literature on the developmental context of this life period, the epidemiology of adolescent use and abuse, similarities and differences in use, addictive potential, and consequences of use for different drugs; etiology and course as characterized at different levelsof mechanistic analysis ranging from the genetic and neural to the behavioural and social. Two sections cover the clinical ramifications of abuse, and prevention and intervention strategies to most effectively deal with these problems. The Handbook''s last section addresses the role of socialpolicy in framing the problem, in addressing it, and explores its potential role in alleviating it.

The Oxford Handbook of Positive Emotion and Psychopathology provides insight into the role of positive emotions in mental health and illness. It shares cutting-edge discoveries from renowned psychological scientists throughout the world and across different clinical disorders, ranging from depression and anxiety to trauma, pain, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.

The Oxford Handbook of Parenting and Moral Development provides a collection of state-of-the-art theories and research on the role that parents play in moral development. Contributors who are leaders in their fields take a comprehensive, yet nuanced approach to considering the complex links between parenting and moral development.

The Oxford Handbook of Music and the Brain is a groundbreaking compendium of current research on music in the human brain. It brings together an international roster of 54 authors from 13 countries providing an essential guide to this rapidly growing field.

The Oxford Handbook of Human Motivation, Second Edition contains contributions by the top psychologists and researchers within the field of motivation, covering the most influential theories, the cognitive, emotional and biological underpinnings of motivation, and applications to schools, organizations, health care, sport, psychotherapy, and relationships. These 28 chapters thus span the science of human motivation and offer an invaluable resource for bothresearchers and practitioners, as well as any student of human nature.

The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Behavioral Endocrinology offers a comprehensive and compelling review of research on various topics within behavioral endocrinology from an evolutionary perspective on human psychology.

Singing has been a characteristic behaviour of humanity across several millennia. Including fifty-three chapters by seventy-two authors, drawn from across the world, The Oxford Handbook of Singing is a landmark text on this topic. It is a comprehensive resource that is essential for anyone who wishes to know more about the nature of singing.

The internet is so central to everyday life, that it is impossible to contemplate life without it. This book presents a roadmap to the burgeoning field of cyberpsycychology, exploring a wide range of cyberpsychological processes and activities through the research of some of the leading experts in the world.

The Oxford Handbook of Adult Cognitive Disorders is an up-to-date, scholarly, and comprehensive volume that covers most diseases, conditions, and injuries resulting in impairments in cognitive function in adults. The Handbook is appropriate for both clinicians and clinical researchers, from advanced trainees to seasoned professionals.

The Oxford Handbook of Expertise provides a comprehensive picture of the field of Expertise Studies. It offers both traditional and contemporary perspectives, and importantly, a multidiscipline-multimethod view of the science and engineering research on expertise.

Health is often studied by drilling down into targeted domains, even though growing evidence documents that most illnesses are influenced by a multitude of biological, psychological, and social factors working interactively together. This Handbook showcases innovative new lines of integrative health research that put the pieces together to tell a bigger, more complete story.

The Oxford Handbook of Voice Perception gathers in forty chapters the most exciting research from several disciplines related to voice perception. In particular, it draws attention to what has not been the focus of this field of research - the perceptual and cerebral mechanisms underlying nonverbal information processing in voices.

The second edition of The Oxford Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology uniquely integrates personality and social psychology perspectives together in one volume. Contributors explore historical, conceptual, methodological, and empirical foundations that link the two fields together. Further, this new edition offers readers comprehensive coverage of new and emerging areas of theory, research, and application, and assesses the fields' growth anddevelopment since the publication of the first edition.

Combining current knowledge from psychology, sociology, labor studies, and economics, The Oxford Handbook of Job Loss and Job Search presents one of the first comprehensive overviews of the knowledge and research on job loss and job search. It provides readers with suggestions for further research and offers hands-on practical advice.

The Oxford Handbook of DBT charts the development of DBT from its early inception to the current cutting edge state of knowledge about both the theoretical underpinnings of the treatment and its clinical application across a range of disorders and adaptations to new clinical groups.

International in scope and with contributions from the field's most eminent scientists and practitioners, The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology is a state-of-the-science volume providing comprehensive coverage of the psychological problems and disorders of childhood.

The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Citizenship Behavior provides a broad and interdisciplinary review of state-of-the-art research on organizational citizenship behaviors and related constructs. The overarching goal is to offer a single resource that will inform and inspire scholars and practitioners of the origins of this construct, the current state of research on this topic, and potentially exciting avenues for future exploration.

With contributions from the fields of psychology, linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, attention, genetics, development, and neuropsychology divided into five themed sections, this new edition of The Oxford Handbook of Psycholinguistics is unparalleled in its breadth of coverage.

The Oxford Handbook of Identity Development represents a turning point in the field of identity development research. Various, and disparate, groups of researchers are brought together to debate, extend, and apply Erikson's theory to contemporary problems and empirical issues.

This Handbook is the first of its kind to bring together views from neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, phenomenology, history, education, contemplative traditions, and clinical practice to explore the ubiquitous but poorly understood mental phenomena that we collectively call 'spontaneous thought,' including mind-wandering, daydreaming, insight, creative thinking, and dreaming.

During the last three decades, there have been great advances in our understanding of the neural mechanisms of selective attention, at the network as well as the cellular level. The Oxford Handbook of Attention brings together the different research areas that make up contemporary attention research into one comprehensive and authoritative volume.

The Oxford Handbook of Social Psychology and Social Justice spans cultures and disciplines to highlight critical paradigms and practices for the study of social injustice in diverse contexts. This book addresses injustice along such lines as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, and social class. It also addresses pressing issues of globalization, conflict, intervention, and social policy.

Music therapy is growing internationally to be one of the leading evidence-based psychosocial allied health professions to meet needs across the lifespan.The Oxford Handbook of Music Therapy is the most comprehensive text on this topic in its history. It presents exhaustive coverage of the topic from international leaders in the field

The Oxford Handbook of Hope provides a comprehensive overview of the past twenty five years of research demonstrating when, how, and why hope promotes positive outcomes across contexts and the lifespan.

The Oxford Handbook of Workplace Discrimination synthesizes decades of evidence and inspires a brand new era of science-practice collaboration in understanding and reducing discrimination at work.

Fully revised to reflect the DSM-5, the second edition of The Oxford Handbook of Eating Disorders features the latest research findings, applications, and approaches to understanding eating disorders. Including foundational topics alongside practical specifics, like literature reviews and clinical applications, this handbook is essential for scientists, clinicians, and students alike.

Stigma leads to poorer health. In The Oxford Handbook of Stigma, Discrimination, and Health, leading scholars identify stigma mechanisms that operate at multiple levels to erode the health of stigmatized individuals and, collectively, produce health disparities. This book provides unique insights concerning the link between stigma and health across various types of stigma and groups.

The 2nd edition of the Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology updates the original landmark text, providing a comprehensive review of the latest developments in this fast growing area of research. With contributions from internationally recognised experts, it is an essential resource for students and researchers in psychology.

Over the past 150 years, advances in the acquisition and development of language competencies and skills have been increasing rapidly. This volume addresses many of those accomplishments as well as remaining challenges and new questions that have arisen from multiple perspectives.