Alcoholism and Drug Dependence: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Sexual Disorders in Male Alcoholics....Pages 3-13
Vitamin B 12 and Folic Acid in Chronic Alcoholics....Pages 15-18
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda in Chronic Alcoholics....Pages 19-22
Physical Complications of Alcohol Excess — Metabolism of Alcohol....Pages 23-34
Is Illegal Drugtaking a Problem?....Pages 35-46
Alcoholism and Drug Dependence — A Multidisciplinary Problem: The Sociologist’s Viewpoint....Pages 47-55
Alcohol and the General Physician....Pages 57-61
Denial of the Hidden Alcoholic in General Practice....Pages 63-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
The Validity of per Capita Alcohol Consumption as an Indicator of the Prevalence of Alcohol Related Problems: An Evaluation Based on National Statistics and Survey Data....Pages 71-84
On the Need to Reconcile the Aetiologies of Drug Abuse....Pages 85-93
Drinking Patterns of Young People....Pages 95-104
Alcoholism and Psychology — Some Recent Trends and Methods....Pages 105-113
A Psychiatric View of Substance Dependency....Pages 115-121
How Important is Alcohol in “Alcoholism”?....Pages 123-138
Social Circumstances of Non-Convicted vs Convicted Drug Users....Pages 139-150
The Pathological and the Subcultural Model of Drug use — A Test of Two Contrasting Explanations....Pages 151-169
Unemployment and Sickness Absenteeism in Alcoholics....Pages 171-179
Alcohol Problems in Women....Pages 181-187
The Aetiology of Dependency....Pages 189-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
A Pilot Controlled Drinking Out-Patient Group....Pages 199-207
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Programming Alcoholism Treatment: Historical Trends....Pages 209-226
A Young Problem Drinkers Programme as a Means of Establishing and Maintaining Treatment Contact....Pages 227-237
Family Focused Treatment and Management: A Multi-Discipline Training Approach....Pages 239-261
The Young Alcoholic — Approaches to Treatment....Pages 263-270
Detoxification — The First Step....Pages 271-276
The Treatment of Drug Dependence — A Taxonomy of Approaches....Pages 277-291
Aims of Treatment....Pages 293-296
Controlled Drinking in the Alcoholic a Search for Common Features....Pages 297-307
A Programme of Group Counselling for Alcoholics....Pages 309-319
The Ontario Detoxication System: An Evaluation of its Effectiveness....Pages 321-328
Front Matter....Pages 329-329
The Role of the Probation Service in the Treatment of Alcoholism....Pages 331-334
An Analysis of Clients Using Alcoholic Agencies within One Community Service....Pages 335-350
Co-ordination and Co-operation....Pages 351-354
The Problem — Its Magnitude and a Suggested Community Based Answer to Alcoholism....Pages 355-367
Methodological Problems in Evaluating Drug Misuse Intervention Programmes....Pages 369-378
Planning for the Future — Developing a Comprehensive Response to Alcohol Abuse in an English Health District....Pages 379-386
The Featherstone Lodge Project — Phoenix House — One Method of Rehabilitation....Pages 387-393
The Co-ordination of Care in the Field of Alcoholism....Pages 395-398
Front Matter....Pages 399-399
The Role of Legislation in Diminishing the Misuse of Alcohol....Pages 401-408
The Need for and some Results of Evaluation of English Drug Education....Pages 409-416
Front Matter....Pages 399-399
Developing a Co-Ordinated Approach to Interprofessional Education....Pages 417-423
Alcohol Control Policy as a Strategy of Prevention: A Critical Examination of the Evidence....Pages 425-450
Parents, Children and Learning to Drink....Pages 451-456
Alcohol and Education....Pages 457-463
Back Matter....Pages 465-479