1st Edition

Alcoholism Etiology and Treatment Issues for Theory and Practice

Edited By Bernard Segal Copyright 1988
142 Pages
by Routledge

141 Pages
by Routledge

141 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1988, Alcoholism Etiology and Treatment provides a stimulating discussion concerning an understanding of the etiology and treatment of alcoholism. Divided into five chapters, it brings themes like the disease concept of alcoholism; interdisciplinary biobehavioral research on alcohol problems; sociocultural and organizational bases of support for alcohol treatment; genetic... Read more

Preface 1. The Disease Concept of Alcoholism: Sociocultural and Organizational Bases of Support Paul M. Roman 2. Interdisciplinary Biobehavioral Research on Alcohol Problems: A Concept Whose Time Has Come Robert Straus 3. Implications of the Disease Concept of Alcoholism Don Cahalan 4. The 1980’s Dominant Theory of Alcohol Problems- Genetic Predisposition to Alcoholism: Where is it Leading Us? Kaye Middleton Fillmore 5. Alcohol in Context: Anthropological Perspectives Linda A. Bennett

Biography

Bernard Segal