The Natural History of Alcoholism Revisited / / George E. Vaillant.
In this updated version of his landmark study on alcoholism, George Vaillant returns to the same subjects, but with the perspective gained from fifteen years of further follow-up.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2022] ©1995 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (446 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- The Problem
- I. What Is Alcoholism?
- 1. Is Alcoholism a Unitary Disorder?
- 2. The Etiology of Alcoholism
- 3. The Natural History of Alcoholism
- II. Patterns of Recovery
- 4. Paths into Abstinence
- 5. Return to Asymptomatic Drinking
- III. Methodology
- 6. The Sample
- 7. The Measures
- IV. Lessons for Treatment
- 8. The Doctor’s Dilemma
- 9. Suggestions for Would-Be Helpers
- A Summing Up
- Appendix: Measurement Scales
- References
- Index