Library Resources!

 Spotlight on Addiction

Oxford handbook of addiction medicine / John B. Saunders, Corinne M. Lim.

The handbook is a contemporary, broadly-based, and clinically grounded text that summarises the scientific basis and practice of addiction medicine. It provides practical guidance on clinical management but with a sound background of pharmacology, neurobiology, psychology, and epidemiology and public health.

From bud to brain : a psychiatrist's view of marijuana / Timmen L. Cermak.

The trend toward liberalizing medical and recreational marijuana use is increasing the obligation on clinicians to provide useful information to the public. This book summarizes the science all healthcare professionals need to know in order to provide objective and relevant information to a variety of patients, from recreational and medicinal users to those who use regularly, and to adolescents and worried parents. The author brings two and a half decades of studying cannabinoid research, and over forty years' experience in psychiatric and addiction medicine practice, to shed light on the interaction between marijuana and the brain. Topics range from how marijuana produces pleasurable sensations, relaxation and novelty (the 'high'), to emerging medical uses, effects of regular use, addiction, and policy. Principles of motivational interviewing are outlined to help clinicians engage patients in meaningful, non-judgmental conversations about their experiences with marijuana. An invaluable guide for physicians, nurses, psychologists, therapists, and counsellors.

The recovery handbook : understanding addictions and evidenced-based treatment practices / Nicholas D. Young, Melissa A. Mumby, Jennifer A. Smolinski.

Millions of lives have been destroyed by addiction. 'The Recovery Handbook: Understanding Addictions and Evidenced-Based Treatment Practices' is a promising tool for those who care for individuals with addictions as well as those who are ready to make new choices for themselves. This practical guide offers a look at statistics, behaviors, short- and long-term effects as well as promising strategies, protocols and programs that can assist the recovering addict. Important topics such as substance abuse, and gambling, sex, and food addictions are included as well. This is a book that will need to be read more than once to fully capture the wealth of information contained within its page. It will quickly become a valuable reference guide for all who seek to understand addictions and related clinical practice.

The ASAM principles of addiction medicine [electronic resource] / senior editor, Shannon C. Miller ; associate editors, David A. Fiellin, Richard N. Rosenthal, and Richard Saitz.

The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine is the go-to textbook in the specialty field of addiction medicine. Clinicians, doctors, and researchers rely on The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine to define the terminology of addiction and provide a comprehensive overview of the diagnosis and treatment.

The Cambridge handbook of substance and behavioral addictions edited by Steve Sussman.

Written by leaders in the addictions field, 100 authors from six countries, this handbook offers a guide to the breadth and depth of addiction processes. Through a detailed explanation of appetitive motivation, incentive sensitization, reward deficiency, and behavioural economics it provides readers with the necessary conceptual underpinnings to fully grasp this area. Both clinical and research methods are clearly mapped out alongside an outline of their strengths and weaknesses, giving the reader the tools needed to help guide their research and practice aims. The etiology of addiction at various levels of analysis is discussed, including neurobiology, cognition, culture, and environment, which simultaneously lays out the foundations and high-level discourse to serve both novice and expert researchers and clinicians. The volume also explores the prevention and treatment of addictions including alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, food, gambling, sex, work, shopping, the internet, and several seldom-investigated behaviors (e.g., love, tanning, exercise). This practical advice is accompanied with suggestions for future research.

Clinical manual of youth addictive disorders / edited by Yifrah Kaminer, Ken C. Winters

This long-awaited follow-up to the classic text Clinical Manual of Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment presents the latest research on substance use and substance use disorders (SUDs) in adolescents 12-18 and emerging adults 18-25 years of age. This new manual offers a substantive update of the previous manual's 16 chapters, offering 7 additional chapters devoted to important new topics, such as pediatric primary care assessment and intervention, electronic tools, specific substances (e.g., cannabis, opioids, alcohol), and much more. Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and substance abuse specialists, as well as applied researchers and public health professionals, will find this new manual a research-rich and clinically compelling resource for understanding disease course, prevention, diagnosis, substance-specific interventions, co-occurring disorders, and issues related to special populations

Addiction Journal
01/1997 - Current (with gaps)

Addiction publishes peer-reviewed research reports on pharmalogical and behavioural addictions, bringing together research conducted within many different disciplines. The publication is an official journal of the Society for the Study of Addiction, and has been in publication since 1884.

Journal of Addiction Medicine
03/2007 - Current

Journal of Addiction Medicine (JAM) is a leading peer-reviewed journal that promotes excellence in clinical research and the practice of addiction medicine. Published bi-monthly under the guidance of an esteemed Editorial Board, JAM editors select articles that focus on research developments, treatment innovations, and ethical, economic, forensic, and social topics. Each issue offers CE opportunities.

Addiction Science and Clinical Practice
01/2015 - Current

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice provides a forum for clinically relevant research and perspectives that contribute to improving the quality of care for people with unhealthy alcohol, tobacco, or other drug use and addictive behaviours across a spectrum of clinical settings.

Journal of Addictions Nursing
01/1989 - Current

The Journal of Addictions Nursing , the official journal of the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA), is a peer reviewed quarterly international journal publishing original articles on current research, issues, practices and innovations as they relate to the field of addictions. Submissions are solicited from professional nurses and other healthcare professionals engaged in treatment, prevention, education, research, and consultation.

MNCLHD Staff Publications October to December 2024

 Congratulations to MNCLHD staff who have had their papers published!

Cohen, G., B. Rapoport, S. W. Chan, P. Ruff, A. Arance, K. Mujika Eizmendi, B. Houghton, M. P. Brown, R. M. Zielinski, E. Muñoz Couselo, M. Lyle, J. R. Anderson, L. Jain, D. de Alwis, M. Lala, O. Akala, E. Chartash and C. Jacobs (2024). "Pembrolizumab 400 mg every 6 weeks as first-line therapy for advanced melanoma (KEYNOTE-555): Results from cohort B of an open-label, phase 1 study." PLoS One 19(11): e0309778.

Grimison, P., A. Mersiades, A. Kirby, A. Tognela, I. Olver, R. L. Morton, P. Haber, A. Walsh, Y. Lee, E. Abdi, S. Della-Fiorentina, M. Aghmesheh, P. Fox, K. Briscoe, J. Sanmugarajah, G. Marx, G. Kichenadasse, H. Wheeler, M. Chan, J. Shannon, C. Gedye, S. Begbie, R. J. Simes and M. R. Stockler (2024). "Oral Cannabis Extract for Secondary Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting: Final Results of a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Phase II/III Trial." Journal of Clinical Oncology 42(34): 4040-4050.

Jegathesan, Y., P. P. Stephen, I. Sati, P. Narayanan, M. Monif and M. N. A. Kamarudin (2024). "MicroRNAs in adult high-grade gliomas: Mechanisms of chemotherapeutic resistance and their clinical relevance." Biomedical Pharmacotherapy 172: 116277.

Kinsman, L. D., G. Mooney, G. Whiteford, T. Lower, M. Hobbs, B. Morris, K. Bartlett, A. Jacob and D. Curley (2024). "Increasing the uptake of advance care directives through staff education and one-on-one support for people facing end-of-life." BMJ Open Quality 13(4): e002727.

Lim, B., I. Seth, K. Joseph, J. Cevik, H. Li, Y. Xie, A. M. Hernandez, R. Cuomo and W. M. Rozen (2024). "Optimal Use of Drain Tubes for DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: Comprehensive Review." J Clin Med 13(21): 6586.

Marshall, A. D., A. Conway, E. B. Cunningham, H. Valerio, D. Silk, M. Alavi, S. Tillakeratne, A. Wade, T. Lam, K. Zohrab, A. Dunlop, C. Connelly, V. Cock, C. Burns, C. Henderson, M. Christmass, G. J. Dore and J. Grebely (2024). "A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial Involving Financial Incentives to Facilitate Hepatitis C Treatment Uptake Among People Who Inject Drugs: ETHOS Engage Study." Viruses 16(11). 

Moloney, G., D. Ghelani, R. Lakshmanan, L. Upcroft, M. Hutchinson, M. Norton, M. Sutherland, I. Walker and S. Rienks (2024). "How doctors can lead the way in their communities: Co-creation, the Indian community and organ donation registration." Internal Medical Journal 54(12): 1952-1959. 

Petrushnko, W., J. Perry, Z. Bunjo, R. Vather, M. Lewis and T. Sammour (2024). "Patient satisfaction with nurse-led coordination of colorectal cancer treatment: a short survey." ANZ Journal of Surgery 94(10): 1678-1680.

Prussing, E., L. Kinsman, A. Jacob, J. Doust, F. Guy and O. Tierney (2024). "Everyone should have their own midwife: Women's and staff experiences during the implementation of two midwifery continuity of care models in regional Australia." Women and Birth 37(6): 101807. 

Wong, P. K. K., A. Roberts, T. Ho, S. Fraser, J. Thompson, J. Williamson and E. Hay (2024). "The Effect of an Osteoporosis Refracture Prevention Program-A Comparison of Two Australian Rural Centers Using Population Database Linkage." International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 27(11): e15421.

Zhao, S., A. V. Langford, Q. Chen, M. Lyu, Z. Yang, S. D. French, C. M. Williams and C. C. Lin (2024). "Effectiveness of strategies for implementing guideline-concordant care in low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials." EClinicalMedicine 78: 102916.

Library Resources!

 Spotlight on Research

The library has several resources related to research.  Some of the most recent items are detailed below.  If you would like to borrow any of these books, please drop in, or contact us at the District Library Service.

The Sage Handbook of Mixed Methods Research Design / edited by Cheryl N. Poth.

The SAGE Handbook of Mixed Methods Research Design provides a comprehensive overview of the existing typologies and future potential applications of this fast evolving field. With a unique focus on design, this handbook prepares researchers for the changing conditions in which they will conduct their studies.

The SAGE handbook of qualitative research / edited by Norman K. Denzin, Yvonna S. Lincoln, Michael D. Giardina, Gaile S. Cannella.

"This new edition of the SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research represents the sixth generation of the ongoing conversation about the discipline, practice, and conduct of qualitative inquiry. As with earlier editions, the Sixth Edition is virtually a new volume, with 27 of the 34 chapters representing new topics or approaches not seen in the previous edition, including intersectionality; critical disability research; postcolonial and decolonized knowledge; diffraction and intra-action; social media methodologies; thematic analysis, collaborative inquiry from the borderlands; qualitative inquiry and public health science; co-production and the politics of impact; publishing qualitative research; and academic survival. Authors in the Sixth Edition engage with questions of ontology and epistemology, the politics of the research act, the changing landscape of higher education, and the role qualitative researchers play in contributing to a more just, egalitarian society." -- Provided by publisher.

Navigating the maze of research : enhancing nursing and midwifery practice / Debra Jackson, Tamara Power, Helen Walthall.

Written for the undergraduate nursing and midwifery student, the fourth edition of Navigating the Maze of Research: Enhancing Nursing and Midwifery Practice introduces the research process and provides insight into both how and why research is conducted. For this fourth edition, authors Sally Borbasi and Debrah Jackson highlight the connection between research, critical evaluation of findings and the use of these findings to inform and improve clinical practice. Borbasi and Jackson's Navigating the Maze of Research is divided into three sections guiding the beginner to confidently engage in the research process and arrive at considered, informed clinical practice. Written for the undergraduate nursing and midwifery student, this text introduces the research process and provides insight into both how and why research is conducted. This eidtion highlights the connection between research, critical evaluation of findings and the use of these findings to inform and improve clinical practice.

Qualitative research in nursing and healthcare / Immy Holloway, Kathleen Galvin.

This fifth edition of the book is an update of earlier versions. Approaches in qualitative research are constantly evolving, and this is shown in the new edition. The fundamental principles of qualitative research, of course, stay the same, reflecting the firm epistemological ground on which this research approach stands; hence, there are not many drastic changes; the formula of writing and extending individual approaches with integrating updated examples from healthcare research has been retained. -- Provided by Publisher

Understanding nursing research : building an evidence-based practice / Susan K. Grove, Jennifer R. Gray.

"Understanding Nursing Research: Building an Evidence-Based Practice', 4th Edition is a market-leading textbook written by two of the most renowned experts in the nursing research field. Now in full-color, this thoroughly updated 4th edition reflects today's emphasis on evidence-based practice. Refined format and features enhance the book's readability and bring include examples and critiques that help students better understand the concepts. The book also features an enhanced emphasis on the emerging, cost-driven field of outcomes research, as well as an improved balance of quantitative and qualitative research. In addition to a full complement of student and faculty ancillaries, a companion Nursing Research Online course is now available for separate purchase with this edition." -- Publisher's website.

Thematic analysis : a practical guide / Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke

"Developed and adapted by the authors of this book, thematic analysis (TA) is one of the most popular qualitative data analytic techniques in psychology and the social and health sciences. Building on the success of Braun & Clarke's 2006 paper first outlining their approach which has over 100,000 citations on Google Scholar - this book is the definitive guide to TA and your support system throughout your TA journeys. It addresses the common questions surrounding TA as well as developments in the field, offering a highly accessible and practical discussion of doing TA situated within a clear understanding of the wider terrain of qualitative research."-- Publisher

Designing clinical research / Warren S. Browner, Thomas B. Newman, Steven R. Cummings, Deborah G. Grady, Alison J. Huang, Alka M. Kanaya, Mark J. Pletcher

(this item is an eBook available via CiAP, find it via the Library's Discovery Site)

"For over 30 years, this title sets the standard as a practical guide for physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other practitioners involved in all forms of clinical and public health research. It presents the epidemiologic concepts in a reader-friendly way and suggests common sense approaches to the challenging judgments involved in designing, funding and implementing a study. Translated in many languages over the years, it is a manual for clinical research in it various flavors: clinical trials, observational epidemiology, translated science, patient-oriented research. Epidemiologic- terms and principles, presented advanced conceptual material in a practical and reader friendly way and suggested common sense approaches to many judgments involved in designing a study"-- Publisher

Research methodology in the health sciences : a quick reference guide / Prasanta K. Bhattacharya

(this item is an eBook available via CiAP, find it via the Library's Discovery Site)

"The current book on research methodology is primarily meant for students, scholars and interested faculty members of biomedical sciences like medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmaceuticals, physiotherapy, etc. Format: The format and content of the book has been kept concise for easy readability, with examples drawn exclusively from real healthcare scenarios for easy understanding, and at the same time without compromising on the basic principles of research methodology. Math Issue for Health Science Students--doesn't and wont be too high level of math. Appropriate level for the health science student Biomedical Ethics, Review of Medical Literature also discusses how to write a dissertation"-- Publisher

Introducing research and evidence-based practice for nursing and healthcare professionals / Jeremy Jolley

(this item is an eBook, find it via the Library's Discovery Site)

"Research can seem difficult to get to grips with. However, this book shows you that research is essentially a simple activity and its principles can be quickly and easily understood, even if you're new to the subject. Each chapter guides you to uncover the mysteries' of research, exposing each aspect in turn, while demonstrating how research in healthcare is a practical activity, linked directly to patient care. If you're a student of nursing or an allied health profession studying research for the first time, this books is for you. Research is illustrated through examples of activities which will be familiar to you from your day-to-day life, to help build your confidence in undertaking research and evidence-based practice." -- Publisher.