Alcoholism New Directions in Behavioral Research and Treatment

This book contains the fifteen invited papers delivered at the NATO International Conference on Experimental and Behavioral Appro­ aches to Alcoholism, held August 28 through September 1, 1977, at the Solstrand Fjord Hotel, Os, Norway. The editors of the book were Co-Directors of that conference. As...

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Other Authors: Nathan, Peter E. (Editor), Marlatt, G. Alan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1978, 1978
Edition:1st ed. 1978
Series:III Human Factors
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Section 1. Assessment, Etiology, and Models of Alcoholism
  • 1. Comments on the Many Faces of Alcoholism
  • 2. Etiology of Alcoholism: Interdisciplinary Integration
  • 3. Toward a Multivariate Analysis of Alcohol Abuse
  • Section 2. Behavioral Treatment Methods
  • 1. Alternative Skills Training in Alcoholism Treatment
  • 2. Treatment for Middle Income Problem Drinkers
  • 3. Studies in Blood Alcohol Level Discrimination
  • 4. Alternatives to Abstinence: Evidence, Issues and Some Proposals
  • Section 3. Behavioral Treatment Methods, Evaluation of Treatment Outcome, and Surveys of Drinking Behavior
  • 1. Relationships between Drinking Behavior of Alcoholics in a Drinking-Decisions Treatment Program and Treatment Outcome
  • 2. Subcultural Differences in Drinking Behavior in U.S. National Surveys and Selected European Studies
  • 3. Alcohol Treatment Outcome Evaluation: Contributions from Behavioral Research
  • Section 4. Cognitive and Social Factors
  • 1. Craving for Alcohol, Loss of Control, and Relapse: A Cognitive-Behavioral Analysis
  • 2. Booze, Beliefs, and Behavior: Cognitive Processes in Alcohol Use and Abuse
  • 3. Craving and Loss of Control
  • 4. Relationship of Social Factors to Ethanol Self-Administration in Alcoholics
  • Section 5. Special Presentation
  • 1. A Nonbehaviorist’s View of the Behavioral Problem with Alcoholism