Alcoholism: The Facts

by Donald W. Goodwin

Book Overview

Aimed at those who have alcohol problems and the people who share their lives, this text examines the social, psychological, and medical aspects of alcohol problems. The five years since publication of the 2nd edition have seen the conclusion of the massive Project MATCH research project on the treatment of alcoholism and problem drinking. The new edition considers some of the findings from this project, and the implications they have for treatment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019263061X
• ISBN13: 9780192630612
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 163 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 0.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

A superb and accessible look at a debilitating disorder.

Goodwin's accessible, effortless style, which he used so well in previous editions, carries the reader nicely through the intricacies of one of the world's most popular drugs and its associated disorders. Excerpts from literature and case studies provide a superb feel for the phenomenology of addiction. Numerous entertaining quotes appear from everyone from Kissinger to Humpty Dumpty. Goodwin provides a thorough look at alcohol itself, the problems associated with excess consumption, common theories designed to account for these problems, and many of the available treatments. Through simple explanations of the correct interpretations of available data, Goodwin not only provides a great deal of meaningful information, but he teaches the reader to become a good consumer of research. This book is refreshingly scientific and lacks the horribly moralistic tone many books on this topic take.