The Essential Handbook of Treatment and Prevention of Alcohol Problems

394 Pages·3002·1.68 MB·English

by  Nick Heather

The Essential Handbook of
Treatment and Prevention of
Alcohol Problems

The Essential Handbook of
Treatment and Prevention
of Alcohol Problems
Edited by
Nick Heather
School of Psychology and Sport Sciences
Northumbria University, UK
and
Tim Stockwell
National Drug Research Institute
Curtin University of Technology,Australia
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
International handbook of alcohol dependence and problems.Selections.
The essential handbook of treatment and prevention of alcohol problems / edited by Nick Heather and
Tim Stockwell.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN 0-470-86296-3
1. Alcoholism–Treatment–Handbooks,manuals,etc. 2. Alcoholism–Prevention–Handbooks,manuals,
etc. I. Heather,Nick. II. Stockwell,Tim. III. Title.
RC565.I53425 2004
616.86¢1–dc22
2003014723
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
ISBN 0-470-86296-3
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in which at least two trees are planted for each one used for paper production.
Contents
About the Editors vii
List of Contributors ix
Preface xi
PART I TREATMENT AND RECOVERY (Editor:Nick Heather)
Editor’s Introduction 2
Chapter 1 The Effectiveness of Treatment
Janice M.Brown 9
Chapter 2 Assessment for Brief Intervention and Treatment
Malissa Yang & Harvey Skinner 21
Chapter 3 Alcohol Withdrawal and Detoxification
Duncan Raistrick 35
Chapter 4 Pharmacological Treatments
Jonathan Chick 53
Chapter 5 Cognitive-behavioural Alcohol Treatment
George A.Parks,G.Alan Marlatt & Britt K.Anderson 69
Chapter 6 Relapse Prevention Therapy
George A.Parks,Britt K.Anderson & G.Alan Marlatt 87
Chapter 7 Motivational Interviewing
Stephen Rollnick & Jeff Allison 105
Chapter 8 Brief Interventions
Nick Heather 117
Chapter 9 Treating Comorbidity of Alcohol Problems and Psychiatric
Disorder
Kim T.Mueser & David Kavanagh 139
Chapter 10 Natural Recovery from Alcohol Problems
Harald K.-H.Klingemann 161
vi CONTENTS
Chapter 11 Alcoholics Anonymous and Other Mutual Aid Groups
Chad Emrick 177
PART II PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL PROBLEMS
(Editor:Tim Stockwell)
Editor’s Introduction 194
Chapter 12 Effects of Price and Taxation
Esa Österberg 199
Chapter 13 Controls on the Physical Availability of Alcohol
Tim Stockwell & Paul Gruenewald 213
Chapter 14 Creating Safer Drinking Environments
Ross Homel,Gillian McIlwain & Russell Carvolth 235
Chapter 15 Prevention of Alcohol-related Road Crashes
A.James McKnight & Robert B.Voas 255
Chapter 16 Prevention at the Local Level
Andrew J.Treno & Harold D.Holder 285
Chapter 17 Alcohol Education in Schools
Richard Midford & Nyanda McBride 299
Chapter 18 Mass Media Marketing and Advocacy to Reduce Alcohol-related
Harm
Kevin Boots & Richard Midford 321
Chapter 19 Alcohol Advertising and Sponsorship:Commercial Freedom or
Control in the Public Interest?
Linda Hill & Sally Casswell 339
Author Index 363
Subject Index 373
About the Editors
Nick Heather
After working for ten years as a clinical psychologist in the UK National Health Service,
in 1979 Nick Heather developed and led the Addictive Behaviours Research Group at the
University of Dundee. In 1987 he became founding Director of the National Drug and
Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales,Australia.He returned to
the UK at the beginning of 1994 and is now Emeritus Professor of Alcohol and Other Drug
Studies at Northumbria University.He has published many scientific articles,books,book
chapters and other publications,mostly in the area of addictions and with an emphasis on
the treatment of alcohol problems.
Tim Stockwell
Tim Stockwell has been Director of the National Drug Research Institute,Curtin Univer-
sity,Western Australia (formerly the National Centre for Research into the Prevention of
Drug Abuse) since June 1996 and served as Deputy Director for seven years prior to that.
He studied Psychology and Philosophy at Oxford University,obtained a PhD at the Insti-
tute of Psychiatry,University of London,and is a qualified clinical psychologist.He served
as Regional Editor for Australasia of the journal Addictionfor 6 years and has published
over 140 research papers,book chapters and monographs,plus several books on preven-
tion and treatment issues. His current interests include alcohol taxation, liquor licensing
legislation and the assessment of alcohol consumption and related problems at the com-
munity,regional and national levels.He has worked as a consultant to the World Health
Organization and the United Nations Drug Control Program.