The treatment of drinking problems [electronic resource] : a guide for the helping professions.
Marshall, E. Jane.; Humphreys, Keith.; Ball, David M.; Edwards, Griffith. Treatment of drinking problems.
2010
RC565 .E38 2010eb
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Title The treatment of drinking problems [electronic resource] : a guide for the helping professions.
Author Marshall, E. Jane.
Edition 5th ed. / E. Jane Marshall, Keith Humphreys, David M. Ball ; with contributions from Griffith Edwards and Christopher Cook.
ISBN 9780511909535 (electronic bk.)
0511909535 (electronic bk.)
9780511908026 (electronic bk.)
0511908024 (electronic bk.)
9780521132374 (pbk.)
0521132371 (pbk.)
Imprint Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xvi, 260 p.)
Other Standard Identifiers 9786612817984
Call Number RC565 .E38 2010eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 616.86/106
Summary "The Treatment of Drinking Problems has become the definitive text in the field of alcohol problems. It addresses the frontline realities of clinical practice in an informed and empathetic way, whilst grounding this approach in critical scientific review. Now in its fifth edition, the text has been thoroughly revised and updated with new sections covering interventions for hazardous and harmful drinking, dependent drinking, and the different settings in which alcohol problems are encountered. Clinical vignettes are used throughout the text to bring the discussion to life and to address the frontline realities of clinical practice. This is a highly readable and practical guide for anyone, generalist or specialist, treating or caring for someone with an alcohol problem"-- Provided by publisher.
Note Rev. ed. of: The treatment of drinking problems / Griffith Edwards, E. Jane Marshall, Christopher C.H. Cook. 4th ed. 2003.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Added Author Humphreys, Keith.
Ball, David M.
Edwards, Griffith. Treatment of drinking problems.
Available in Other Form Treatment of drinking problems.
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Introduction
Background to understanding
Definitions of drinking problems
Alcohol as a drug
Causes of drinking problems
Social complications and consequences
Physical complications of excessive drinking
Drinking problems and psychiatric co-morbidity
Alcohol and other drugs
Various clinical presentations
Screening, assessment and treatment
Introduction, settings and roles
Non-specialist settings
Assessment as the beginning of therapy
Withdrawal states and treatment of withdrawal
The basic work of treatment
Specialist treatment and pharmacotherapy
Alcoholics Anonymous and alternatives
Spiritual and religious issues in treatment
Working towards normal drinking
When things go wrong and putting them right
Index.

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