Problem Drinking

ISBN-13: 9780192628619 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 240 str.

Nick Heather

Opis

Problem drinking aims to bridge the wide gap that exits between the mo dern, scientific account of the nature of alcohol problems, and the po pular understanding of the subject. In particular, it presents detaile d evidence and arguments against the commonly accepted view that 'alco holism' is best regarded as a disease. Instead, it outlines an alterna tive approach to alcohol problems, based on the premise that they are best seen as example of socially learned behavior. In the third editio n, the authors have brought the book up to date by covering the major developments that have taken place in recent years, in particular in t he field of genetics. The book is also one of the first to discuss the results and recommendations for the 5 year long Project MATCH study, probably the most extensive alcohol study ever undertaken, the results of which are due to be published in 1997.

Recenzje

'The book provides a sustained argument informed by scientific advances and as such it succeeds admirably...The book is extremely clear and interesting and should be recommended to inform the current generation of clinicians and students as it has done in the past.