Controlling Your Drinking: Tools to Make Moderation Work for You - Softcover

Miller, William R.; Munoz, Ricardo F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572309032 ISBN 13: 9781572309036

Publisher: Guilford Press, 2004

Synopsis

How many glasses of wine can you have with dinner before blowing your diet, your cool, or your budget? When it comes to alcohol use, many of us find it difficult to draw the line between problem-free enjoyment and harmful overindulgence. If you suspect it's time to cut back but aren't sure you want to abstain, Controlling Your Drinking provides an alternative opportunity to reflect on your habits and adjust unhealthy behaviors. Drawing on 30 years of research and nearly three dozen clinical trials, acknowledged experts William R. Miller and Ricardo F. Muńoz supply hard facts and current data you can use to evaluate your alcohol consumption and judge its impact on your physical and emotional health. Armed with a fresh perspective on your drinking and its consequences, you decide whether moderation fits your needs. Without resorting to labels or moralizing, Miller and Muńoz help you establish a simple, pragmatic, and adaptable plan for meeting your goals and achieving the results you want. Set apart by its science-based approach and straightforward advice, this book is the thinking person's guide to sensible alcohol use.

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About the Author

William R. Miller, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico. The author of numerous books, including Motivational Interviewing and Quantum Change, he conducts research that focuses on providing a broader and more effective range of treatment approaches for people with alcohol and other drug problems. He is also well known for his work on the integration of spirituality and psychology. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Ricardo F. Muńoz, PhD, is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, and Chief Psychologist at San Francisco General Hospital. His major areas of expertise are the prevention and treatment of depression, and how depression affects substance use, including smoking. He has coauthored several books, including Control Your Depression and The Prevention of Depression.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572309032
• ISBN 13: 9781572309036
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 226