What Behavioral Scientists Know--and What They Can Do--about Alcoholism. Pamphlet Series.

Autor/in	Nathan, Peter E.
Institution	Rutgers, The State Univ., Piscataway, NJ. Center of Alcohol Studies.
Titel	What Behavioral Scientists Know--and What They Can Do--about Alcoholism. Pamphlet Series.
Quelle	(1988), (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Alcoholism; Behavior Patterns; Behavioral Science Research; Drinking; Etiology; Intervention; Prevention; Research Problems; Trend Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alkoholismus; Trinken; Ätiologie; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Forschungskritik; Trendanalyse
Abstract	Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935 and observed its 50th anniversary in 1985. This document discusses the changes that have taken place in knowledge about alcoholism. Specifically, this booklet compares what behavioral scientists knew about alcohol abuse and alcoholism in 1935 and what they knew and could do about them in 1985. Contributions were chosen that meet these criteria: they are of clinical as well as scientific significance; they were the object of serious scientific study; and behavioral scientists have been extensively involved in these fields of enquiry. The four areas of focus include: behavioral pathology, etiology, treatment, and prevention. In the area of behavioral pathology, the theories of behavioral tolerance, craving and loss of control, alcoholism and moral insanity, alcoholism and depression, and alcoholism as a disorder of man are discussed. Theories of etiology in 1935 and 1985 are compared. Treatment regimes and prevention approaches in 1935 and 1985 are also compared. The report concludes that significant progress has been made in the past 50 years on identifying and understanding important effects of alcohol on human behavior, but progress in research on factors other than genetic predisposition has been limited by the expense, complexity, and difficulty of longitudinal research. (ABL)
Anmerkungen	Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies, P.O. Box 969, Piscataway, NJ 08855-0969 ($2.50 + postage; quantity discount--inquire).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01