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Alcoholism: A Review of its Characteristics, Etiology, Treatments, and Controversies

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  1. Irving M. Maltzman

    1. UCLA, USA

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Why Alcoholism is a Disease

    • Irving M. Maltzman
    Pages 1-33

  3. Where Does Behaviorism Stand

    • Irving M. Maltzman
    Pages 35-52

  4. Alcoholism from a Behavioristic Point of View

    • Irving M. Maltzman
    Pages 53-104

  5. The Place of Facts in a World of Values

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    Pages 105-138

  6. How Not to Conduct an Investigation

    • Irving M. Maltzman
    Pages 139-176

  7. The Rise and Fall of Controlled Drinking

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    Pages 177-202

  8. Abstinence Does Work

    • Irving M. Maltzman
    Pages 203-259

  9. From Controlled Drinking to Harm Reduction, Two Decades of Pettifogging: A Reply to Marlatt et al.

    • Irving M. Maltzman
    Pages 261-282

  10. Little Albert Redux: Or Whatever Happened to Scholarship

    • Irving M. Maltzman
    Pages 283-309

  11. Sitting Pretty

    • Irving M. Maltzman
    Pages 311-330

  12. The Place of Facts in a World of Values: What is to be Done?

    • Irving M. Maltzman
    Pages 331-353

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 355-389
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About this book

Alcoholism: A Review of Its Characteristics, Etiology, Treatment, and Controversies provides an accurate picture of the current state of research and treatment effectiveness in the field of alcoholism. Using compelling evidence, Irving Maltzman describes how the field has been distorted by the behavior therapy approach.
A distinguished experimental psychologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, Professor Maltzman has written a comprehensive, important work marked by incisive argument. Alcoholism is an excellent reference for academics as well as professionals working in addictions treatment.

Authors and Affiliations

  • UCLA, USA

    Irving M. Maltzman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Alcoholism: A Review of its Characteristics, Etiology, Treatments, and Controversies

  • Authors: Irving M. Maltzman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4633-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-8656-8Published: 30 November 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-7095-6Published: 09 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-4633-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 389

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Sociology, general, Psychology, general, Health Psychology, Clinical Psychology

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