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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hay, William M.,
• Nathan, Peter E.,

Titel

Clinical case studies in the behavioral treatment of alcoholism

Auflage

1st ed. 1982

Ort / Verlag

New York, New York ; : Plenum Press,

Erscheinungsjahr

[1982]

Link zum Volltext

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Includes bibliographies and index.
• I. Contemporary Behavioral Assessment and Treatment Procedures -- 1. Behavioral Treatment of Binge Drinking -- 2. Behavioral Treatment of Alcoholism: The Unvarnished Story -- 3. When Is a Book a Treatment? Bibliotherapy for Problem Drinkers -- 4. Behavioral Treatment of Outpatient Problem Drinkers: Five Clinical Case Studies -- II. Relationships between Marital Discord and Alcohol Abuse -- 5. Louise: The Real and the Ideal -- 6. Conjoint Behavioral Treatment of an Alcoholic and His Spouse: The Case of Mr. and Mrs. D. -- 7. The Behavioral Assessment and Treatment of an Alcoholic Marriage: The Case of Mr. and Mrs. L. -- III. Specialized Behavioral Assessment and Treatment Procedures -- 8. Successful Moderation in a Chronic Alcohol Abuser: The Case of Bob S. -- 9. Cue Exposure and Relapse Prevention -- 10. Cue Exposure and Response Prevention in South London -- IV. Conceptualization and Treatment of Alcoholism: Two Models -- 11. Decision Strategies in the Path of Alcoholism Treatment -- 12. A Multivariate Approach to Restricted Drinking.
• There is no shortage of books on behavioral research, on behavioral research on alcoholism, or on behavioral research on alcoholism treatment. Most of the authors of chapters in this book have been involved in the writing of these books. The books and their authors have played an important role in the dramatic increase in the influence of behavioral approaches to one of our society's most troubling human problems. There are not many books, though, which detail the longitudinal course of the behavioral therapies, none doing so for behavior therapy with alcoholics and problem drinkers. That this book now appears, then, is a first, made more valuable by the fact that the chapter's authors are both researchers and clinicians, willing and able to combine respect for empirical data with clinical sensitivity and compassion, concern, and commitment for their patients. The chapters in this book reveal important commonalities and telling divergencies in technique, strategy, and treatment tactics. Despite a common perspective on etiology and treatment, the authors of the chapters in this book diverge in criteria for deciding on treatment goal, choice of initial intervention target, the specifics of techniques used, and follow-up procedures. Common to all, though, is an openness to innovation, a pragmatic appreciation of approaches that work, and a sincere respect for the patient and his or her fundamental desire for a healthy, happier, and more productive life.
• English
• Description based on print version record.