Research on Alcoholism Treatment: Methodology Psychosocial Treatment Selected Treatment Topics Research Priorities (Hardcover, 2003)

Introduction. Research on Alcoholism Treatment. Methodology. Assessment of Alcoholic Patients: Advances and Future Challenges. Biomarkers as Aids to Identification of Relapse in Alcoholic Patients. Advances in Research Design & Analysis for Alcohol Treatment. Clinician's Impact on the Quality of Substance use Disorder Treatment. Natural Resolution of Alcohol-Related Problems. Psychosocial Treatments. The Search for a Rational Basis for Treatment Selection. Psychotherapy and Motivational Enhancement. Involvement of Support Networks in Treatment. Alcoholics Anonymous and 12-Step Alcoholism Treatment Programs. Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Alcoholism: Research Opportunities. The Community Reinforcement Approach. Pharmacotherapy. Acamprosate. Advances in the Use of Naltrexone: An Integration of Preclinical and Clinical Findings. The Status of Serotonin-Selective Medications in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence. Basic Research on the Brink of Application. Selected Treatment Topics. Outcomes of Alcohol Treatment for Adolescents. Special Populations. Treatment of Tobacco Dependence in Alcoholics. Alcohol and Psychiatric Co-Morbidity. Brief Interventions and the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders: Current Evidence Spirituality, Treatment and Recovery. Research Priorities.