Familial Responses to Alcohol Problems

ISBN-13: 9780789035158 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 163 str.

Judith L. Fischer

Opis

An individual's alcohol abuse can devastate the rest of his or her family in various ways. Familial Responses to Alcohol Problems explores the latest research and state of the art programs that provide effective strategies for prevention and treatment. Experts in the fields of alcohol and families discuss the most current studies, innovative programs, and practical therapy approaches that focus on the goal of bringing alcoholic individuals into recovery and mending the psychological impact on other family members. This single volume provides specific guides and evidence based best practices, making it invaluable to educators, therapists, addictions counselors, and graduate students.

Spis treści

• Family Systems, Biopsychosocial Processes, and Lifespan Development: Introduction to Family Response to Alcohol Problems (Judith L. Fischer, Alan Korinek, and Miriam Mulsow)
• Family Response to Children and Alcohol (Hiram E. Fitzgerald, Leon I. Puttler, Susan Refior, and Robert A. Zucker)
• Family Response to Adolescence, Youth and Alcohol (Judith L. Fischer, Boyd W. Pidcock, and Barbra J. Fletcher-Stephens)
• Alcohol Abuse by Older Family Members: A Family Systems Analysis of Assessment and Intervention (Charles D. Stelle and Jean Pearson Scott)
• Family Motivation to Change: A Major Factor in Engaging Alcoholics in Treatment (James Garrett and Judith Landau)
• Family Response to Adults and Alcohol (Robert Navarra)
• Coping Strategies for the Stages of Family Recovery (Virginia Lewis and Lois Allen-Byrd)
• Treatment of Comorbidity in Families (Miriam Mulsow)
• Promoting Spirituality in Families with Alcoholism (Alan W. Korinek)
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Judith L. Fischer, Miriam Mulsow, Alan W. Korinek