Items related to Recent Developments in Alcoholism: Volume 8: Combined...

Recent Developments in Alcoholism: Volume 8: Combined Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence - Hardcover

 
9780306433498: Recent Developments in Alcoholism: Volume 8: Combined Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0306433494 ISBN 13: 9780306433498
Publisher: Plenum Publishing Co.,N.Y., 1990

Synopsis

Volume eight brings up to date several areas important to physicians who care for people with addictive disorders. It deals with the topic of combined alcohol and other drug dependences, and includes chapters on definition of the dependence syndrome, social deviancy and alcohol dependence, and biolo

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Recent Developments in Alcoholism

Volume 18: Research on Alcoholics Anonymous and Spirituality in Addiction Recovery

Edited by Marc Galanter, NYU School of Medicine, and Lee Kaskutas, UC Berkely School of Public Health

It was once taken for granted that peer-assisted groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous had no "real" value in recovery from addiction. More recently, evidence-based medicine is recognizing a spiritual component in healing especially when it comes to addiction. The newest edition of Recent Developments in Alcoholism reflects this change by focusing on the 12-step model of recovery as well as mindfulness meditation and other spiritually oriented activity. More than thirty contributors bring together historical background, research findings, and clinical wisdom to analyze the compatibility of professional treatment and nonprofessional support, day-to-day concepts of relapse prevention, the value of community building in recovery, and much more.

Among the topics covered:

  • How and why 12-step groups work.

  • The impact of the spiritual on mainstream treatment.

  • The impact of AA on other nonprofessional recovery programs.

  • AA outcomes for special populations.

  • Facilitating involvement in 12-step programs.

  • Methods for measuring religiousness and spirituality in alcohol research.

Whether one is referring clients to 12-step programs or seeking to better understand the process, this is a unique resource for clinicians and social workers. Developmental psychologists, too, will find Volume 18 Research on Alcoholics Anonymous and Spirituality in Addiction Recovery a worthy successor to the series.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Plenum Publishing Co.,N.Y.
Publication date
1990
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0306433494
ISBN 13 
9780306433498
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
366
Editor
Galanter Marc