Responding to Drinking Problems

Originally published in 1978, this book develops a radical new perspective on the prevalence and causes of drinking problems, combining reviews of historical and contemporary literature with the authors' own research studies.

Stan Shaw, Alan Cartwright, Terry Spratley, Judith Harwin

Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part One - Alcohol: Its Uses and Abuses 1. The Good and Bad Effects of Alcohol 2. Concepts of Alcohol Abuse Part Two - Drinking Problems: Epidemiology and Etiology 3. The Prevalence and Causes of Drinking Problems Part Three - The Existing Response 4. Concepts of the Response 5. Seeking, Refusing or Hiding from Help 6. The Anxieties of General Community Agents 7. Role Insecurity and Low Therapeutic Commitment Part Four - Theories About Improving the Response 8. Previous Theories about Improving the Response 9. Developing Role Security and Therapeutic Commitment Part Five - Experiments in Improving the Response 10. The CAT Training Courses: Improving the Recognition of Drinking Problems 11. The CAT Consultation Service: Improving the Response to Individual Clients with Drinking Problems 12. A Case Illustration of the CAT Consultation Service Part Six - Conclusion 13. Towards a Community Response. References. Index.