The Essential Handbook of Treatment and Prevention of Alcohol Problems
- ISBN-10
- 0470862971
- ISBN-13
- 9780470862971
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 392
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-02-06
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Authors
- Nick Heather, Tim Stockwell
Description
The last three decades have seen an explosion of social, psychological and clinical research to identify effective strategies to prevent and treat alcohol-related problems. This “Essential Handbook” contains an updated selection of reviews of “what works” drawn from the critically acclaimed International Handbook of Alcohol Dependence and Problems. Selected specifically for health and other professionals, who need to provide effective responses in their work, these authoritative, science-based reviews are a distillation of the more practical elements, designed to save time for the busy practitioner.
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