Contributor
Manzardo, Ann.
Edition Statement:4th ed.
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Descriptionx, 163 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Note:section 1. Alcohol -- 1. Alcoholic beverages -- 2. Alcohol in the body -- 3. Alcohol and its effects -- 4. Alcohol through the ages -- section 2. Alcoholism -- 5. What is alcoholism? -- 6. The symptoms -- 7. The course -- 8. Women and alcohol -- section 3. Understanding alcoholism -- 9. Risk factors -- 10. Alcoholism and co-occurring mental illness (dual diagnosis) -- 11. Heredity -- 12. Drinking 'rewards' -- 13. Judgment and self-control -- section 4. Treating alcoholism -- 14. Treating alcoholism -- 15. Psychological approaches to the treatment of alcoholism -- 16. Medications to treat the alcoholic -- 17. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) -- 18. Attacking the problem -- 19. Notes -- Index.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-157) and index.
