For many years, what has been known about recovery from addictive behaviors has come solely from treatment studies. Only recently has the study of recoveries in the absence of formal treatment or self-help groups provided an alternative source of information. This book on the process of self-change from addictive behaviors is the first of its kind, as it presents more than research findings. Rather, it presents the process of self-change from several different perspectives - environmental, cross-cultural, prevention and interventions at both societal and individual level. It provides strategies for how health care practitioners and government policy makers alike can aid and foster self-change. Directions for future research priorities are also presented.
Reviews
`..., this is a thoroughly documented and well-crafted book that will make an important contribution to the discussion of further directions in policy, clinical practice and research.' Addiction 96:1681-1685 (2001)
Authors and Affiliations
School of Social Work, University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland
H. Klingemann
Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, USA
L. Sobell,
T. Ellinstad,
M. Sobell
Medical Anthropology Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
J. Barker
Research and Development (FoU), Social Services Administration, Stockholm, Sweden
J. Blomqvist
Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver, Denver, USA
W. Cloud
Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
D. Finfgeld
Department of Sociology, University of Denver, Denver, USA
R. Granfield
Addiction Centre, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Canada
D. Hodgins
Institute for Scientific Analysis, Alameda, USA
G. Hunt
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
C. Junker
Psychiatric Services, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
F. Moggi
Morristown, USA
S. Peele
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
R. Smart
Department of Health Behavior, University of Alabama, Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, USA
J. Tucker
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Promoting Self-Change from Problem Substance Use
Book Subtitle: Practical Implications for Policy, Prevention and Treatment
Authors: H. Klingemann, L. Sobell, J. Barker, J. Blomqvist, W. Cloud, T. Ellinstad, D. Finfgeld, R. Granfield, D. Hodgins, G. Hunt, C. Junker, F. Moggi, S. Peele, R. Smart, M. Sobell, … J. Tucker