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Current Status of the Field: Contrasting Perspectives

The Behavioral Therapist’s View

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Genetics Behavioral Treatment Social Mediators and Prevention Current Concepts in Diagnosis

Part of the book series: Recent Developments in Alcoholism ((RDIA,volume 1))

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Over the past decade, behavioral research and treatment approaches to alcohol problems have become an integral part of the alcohol field. Particularly valuable contributions have included the provision of alternative treatment methods and goals for nonaddicted problem drinkers, the development of relapse management and prevention techniques, the refinement of assessment and treatment outcome evaluation methodologies, and an overall enhancement of our understanding of the nature of alcohol problems. Viewing the progression of research studies over the last 10 years, it is evident that the behavioral perspective on alcohol problems has matured beyond ideological boundaries. The greatest strength of behavioral approaches relates to a reliance on the scientific method. Most likely, behavioral approaches will continue to contribute meaningfully to the field of alcohol studies.

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  1. Addiction Research Foundation, Clinical Institute, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S1, Canada

    Mark B. Sobell & Linda C. Sobell

  2. Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S1, Canada

    Mark B. Sobell & Linda C. Sobell

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  1. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA

    Marc Galanter M.D.

  2. Department of Psychiatry, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, 66103, USA

    Donald W. Goodwin

  3. Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, 19107, Pennsylvania, USA

    Edward Gottheil

  4. Department of Psychiatry, The Neuropsychiatric Institute, Alcohol Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90024, USA

    Alfonso Paredes

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Sobell, M.B., Sobell, L.C. (1983). Current Status of the Field: Contrasting Perspectives. In: Galanter, M., et al. Genetics Behavioral Treatment Social Mediators and Prevention Current Concepts in Diagnosis. Recent Developments in Alcoholism, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3617-4_11

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