Practising crisis intervention & that short formulation sums up the purpose of this third edition. The 24 authors are based in practical work and have written for people involved in practical work in the field. All of them have many years= specialist experience, which they convey through well-founded approaches to the handling of crises. Case studies illustrate the procedures and make for stimulating reading. A wide range of professional groups is addressed, adapted to the many different s...

Classic psychedelics such as psilocybin, LSD, ayahuasca, 5-MeO-DMT, and mescaline are multifaceted substances that have been used for healing and ritual purposes for millennia. In recent years, scientific interest in their therapeutic potential has resurged, yielding promising results for the treatment of mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders. At the same time, growing public interest and enthusiastic media coverage have contributed to increas...

Das Handbuch Psychoaktive Substanzen bietet einen fundierten Überblick und vereint das aktuelle Grundlagenwissen einer neu entstehenden Drogenwissenschaft, die psychoaktive Substanzen mehrdimensional betrachtet, Chancen und Risiken bilanziert und gegenwärtige Debatten mit Fakten fundiert. Das Handbuch ist ein wichtiges Referenzdokument für verschiedene Disziplinen und Professionen; von Medizinern, Psychologen, Suchttherapeuten, Pharmakologen und Neurowissenschaftlern zu Sozialwissenschaftl...