Problem Drinking (Pelican) - Softcover

Nick Heather; Ian Robertson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140225242 ISBN 13: 9780140225242

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, 1986

Synopsis

Problem drinking aims to bridge the wide gap that exits between the modern, scientific account of the nature of alcohol problems, and the popular understanding of the subject. In particular, it presents detailed evidence and arguments against the commonly accepted view that 'alcoholism' is best regarded as a disease. Instead, it outlines an alternative approach to alcohol problems, based on the premise that they are best seen as example of socially learned behavior. In the third edition, the authors have brought the book up to date by covering the major developments that have taken place in recent years, in particular in the 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. The book provides a useful textbook for students undertaking courses in alcoholism, as part of psychology and psychiatry degrees, and provides practical advice for counselors, social workers, and health promotion officers.

About this title

About the Author:

Professor Nick Heather Newcastle City Health NHS Trust Northern Regional Alcohol and Drug Service Plummer Court Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6UR Tel:0191 230 1300

Review:

`'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.'
Dr Bruce Ritson, Jnl of Mental Health (1998) 7, 5, 535-538.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0140225242
• ISBN 13: 9780140225242
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288