Alcoholism Treatment: Context, Process, and Outcome

ISBN: 0195043626

Author: Moos, Rudolf H.

Condition: Used

Product Description Based on the authors' extensive research, this book focuses on the context, processes, and outcomes of alcoholism treatment programs. It also investigates the influence of factors such as marital status, gender, family and work environments, stressful life events, and personal copingresponses on patients' functioning up to 10 years after treatment. Bridging the gap between alcoholism treatment research and the field of program evaluation, this innovative study argues for a broader approach to treatment evaluation than the commonly used black-box model. In addition, itexamines the impact of alcohol abuse on spouses and children of alcoholic patients. It will prove invaluable for those working in professional and lay groups interested in alcohol and substance abuse, as well as researchers, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers. Review "Divided into four main parts, this book reports on original research into the biological, psychological, and social aspects of alcoholism, inquiries attempting to connect treatment research and treatment program evaluation. . . . A richj list of references at the end of the book contains approximately 425 items. The book has an abundance of nice graphs and tables of data, and so presents some rather technical, satisfying reading." Psychological Reports"Offers a set of hopeful and useful conclusions and recommendations for the treatment of a major illness that affects the lives and fortunes of many millions of people. The older, more pessimistic perception of the treatment of alcoholic men and women seems to be giving way to a more complex, varied approach . . . . This work should have broad appeal to all physicians, as well as to other professionals who care for those with this illness." -The New England Journal of Medicine""Summarizing more than a decade of research planning and implementation, this scholarly, readable volume offers reasoned directives for design of treatment evaluation programs and potential applications of evaluation paradigms and data for mental health professionals active in clinical service delivery . . . . the present volume stands as an example of innovative, theoretically-relevant, and practically intriguing treatment outcome research. Well-written, convincing in logic, and appropriately bolstered by data, the text is highly recommended to treatment specialists in the addictions and other areas, program evaluators of varied theoretical backgrounds and perspectives, and clinicians interested in the etiology, expression, and modification of alcoholism behaviors specifically and psychopathology more generally." -Contemporary Psychology"All those involved in alcoholism treatment, whether clinicians, administrators or evaluators, will profit from reading the book." -Journal of Psychoactive Drugs"This book presents the data in a clearly written and well-organized fashion and makes important contributions both to the alcohol treatment outcome literature and to how one approaches the complex task of evaluating long-term outcome determinants." -Psychology of Addictive Behaviors"This book is a tour de force and essential reading for anyone with a research or academic interest in alcohol problems and their treatment or in families and drinking problems . . . . it is packed with diagramatic models of the treatment process, details of samples and measures, tables of results and statistical findings . . . . it is dense with both ideas andfindings that illuminate the complex processes involved." -British Journal of Addiction"Clearly laid out, with a brief introduction to the general methodology and to the four sections. . . . this longitudinal study is thoroughly comprehensive and the data are fascinating. The book is very well referenced and could act as a source not only for alcohol treatment but also for research methodology. Whatever your background, if you are involved with treating people with alcohol problems . . . I would re