The Wiley–Blackwell Handbook of Addiction Psychopharmacology

The Wiley–Blackwell Handbook of Addiction Psychopharmacology presents a comprehensive guide to contemporary research approaches to the study of drug addiction in adults. With a focus on empirically relevant research methods and nuanced methodologies, it provides practical tools to enable strong psychopharmacological practices. Contributions from experts in diverse domains offer reviews of the most current experimental methodologies, make recommendations for ‘best–practices′, and identify future directions for the field. Topics covered include core methods for assessing drug effects, distal and proximal determinants of drug use, and insights from cognitive neuroscience.   Compiled by a team of widely–published researchers in substance addiction, the Wiley–Blackwell Handbook of Addiction Psychopharmacology is an authoritative, state–of–the–art collection of modern research approaches for the scientific study of drug addiction. Its multidisciplinary approach makes it a comprehensive and invaluable resource for all those in this field

About the Editors xi About the Contributors xiii Introduction: The Science of Addiction Psychopharmacology 1 James MacKillop & Harriet de Wit Part I Distal Determinants of Drug Use 5 1 Developmental Factors in Addiction: Methodological Considerations 7 Laurie Chassin, Clark Presson, Young Il–Cho, Matthew Lee, and Jonathan Macy 2 Executive Dysfunction in Addiction 27 David P. Jarmolowicz, E. Terry Mueller, Mikhail N. Koffarnus, Anne E. Carter, Kirstin M. Gatchalian, and Warren K. Bickel 3 The Roles of Race and Sex in Addiction Research 63 Ezemenari M. Obasi, Jaime L. Richards, Delishia M. Pittman, Jokae Ingram, Marian R. Beasley, and Kristen L. Ratliff 4 Understanding Psychiatric Comorbidities and Addictions 83 James C. (Jim) Anthony 5 Personality and Addiction: A Critical Review of Assessment Approaches 111 Joshua D. Miller and Donald R. Lynam 6 Behavioral Inhibition and Addiction 135 Mark T. Fillmore and Jessica Weafer 7 Delay Discounting and Drug Abuse: Empirical, Conceptual, and Methodological Considerations 165 Jeffrey S. Stein and Gregory J. Madden 8 Assessment of Risk Taking in Addiction Research 209 Jennifer Dahne, Jessica M. Richards, Monique Ernst, Laura MacPherson, and Carl W. Lejuez 9 Distress Tolerance 233 Jessica F. Magidson, Bina Ali, Alyson Listhaus, and Stacey B. Daughters Part II Proximal Determinants of Drug Use 257 10 Measuring Direct Effects of Drugs of Abuse in Humans 259 Harriet de Wit 11 The Role of Aftereffects and Withdrawal in Addiction 281 Jon D. Kassel, Jennifer C. Veilleux, Adrienne J. Heinz, Ashley Braun, and Stephanie Weber 12 Drug Self–Administration Paradigms: Methods for Quantifying Motivation in Experimental Research 315 James MacKillop and Cara Murphy 13 The Assessment of Craving in Addiction Research 345 Lara A. Ray, Kelly E. Courtney, Guadalupe Bacio, and James MacKillop 14 The Cue Reactivity Paradigm in Addiction Research 381 Elizabeth K. Reynolds and Peter M. Monti 15 Stress and Affective Inductions in Addiction Research 411 Suzanne Thomas and Amy Bacon 16 Substance Priming 435 Abigail K. Rose 17 Understanding the Role of Substance Expectancies in Addiction 459 Jane Metrik and Damaris J. Rohsenow 18 Implicit Cognition 489 Paul Christiansen and Matt Field 19 Experimental Methods for Understanding the Role of Social Context in Drug Addiction 515 Matthew G. Kirkpatrick and Margaret C. Wardle 20 Ecological Momentary Assessment 541 Thomas R. Kirchner and Saul Shiffman Part III Insights from Cognitive Science 567 21 Startle Reflex and Psychophysiology 569 Jeffrey C. Meehan and Robert Miranda, Jr 22 Using Quantitative EEG and EEG Tomography to Understand Drug Abuse: A Quantum Leap in New Methods and Benefits 599 David G. Gilbert and Herman A. Diggs 23 Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Addiction Research 643 Lawrence H. Sweet, Michael T. Amlung, and James MacKillop 24 The Role of Positron Emission Imaging (PET) in Understanding Addiction 677 Dean F. Wong, James Robert Brasic, Emily Gean, and Ayon Nandi 25 Application of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging to Addiction Research 707 Sujung Yoon, In Kyoon Lyoo, and Perry F. Renshaw Conclusions: Consilience as the Future of Addiction Psychopharmacology 751 James MacKillop & Harriet de Wit Index 755 Plate section between 688 and 689

James MacKillop is Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Georgia; and Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University. Dr. MacKillop′s research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Alcoholic Medical Research Foundation, among other granting agencies, and he has published over 70 peer–reviewed articles and book chapters in this area.   Harriet de Wit is Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago. Dr. de Wit has published over 200 empirical papers and is an editor of the journals Psychopharmacology and Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research . 

“A valuable foray into addiction research, useful for instructors and researchers.  Summing Up: Recommended.  Graduate students, researchers/faculty, professionals.”  ( Choice , 1 December 2013)