Almost Alcoholic: Is My (or My Loved One's) Drinking a Problem? (Almost Effect) - Softcover

Book 1 of 4: The Almost Effect

Nowinski, Joseph

 
9781616491598: Almost Alcoholic: Is My (or My Loved One's) Drinking a Problem? (Almost Effect)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1616491590 ISBN 13: 9781616491598
Publisher: Hazelden Trade, 2012

Synopsis

Every day, millions of people drink a beer or two while watching a game, shake a cocktail at a party with friends, or enjoy a glass of wine with a good meal. For more than 30 per cent of these drinkers, alcohol has begun to have a negative impact on their everyday lives. Yet, only a small number are true alcoholics--people who have completely lost control over their drinking and who need alcohol to function. The great majority are what Dr. Doyle and Dr. Nowinski call Almost Alcoholics; a growing number of people whose excessive drinking contributes to a variety of problems in their lives. In Almost Alcoholic, Dr. Doyle and Dr. Nowinski provide the tools to: identify and assess your patterns of alcohol use; evaluate its impact on your relationships, work, and personal well-being; develop strategies and goals for changing the amount and frequency of alcohol use; measure the results of applying these strategies; and make informed decisions about your next steps. The Almost Effect TM Series presents books written by Harvard Medical School faculty and other experts that offer guidance on common behavioural and physical problems falling in the spectrum between normal health and a full-blown medical condition. These are the first publications to help general readers recognise and address these problems.

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About the Author

A nationally recognized expert on alcoholism, Robert Doyle, M.D., is a clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and is on the medical staff at Harvard's prestigious teaching hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital. Clinical psychologist Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D., was assistant professor of Psychiatry at the University of California--San Francisco and associate adjunct professor of Psychology at the University of Connecticut. He is currently a columnist for the Huffington Post and works in private practice.

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Publisher
Hazelden Trade
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1616491590
ISBN 13 
9781616491598
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
250