Main description:

Alcoholism: A Review of Its Characteristics, Etiology, Treatment, and Controversies provides an accurate picture of the current state of research and treatment effectiveness in the field of alcoholism. Using compelling evidence, Irving Maltzman describes how the field has been distorted by the behavior therapy approach.
A distinguished experimental psychologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, Professor Maltzman has written a comprehensive, important work marked by incisive argument. Alcoholism is an excellent reference for academics as well as professionals working in addictions treatment.

Contents:

Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Why Alcoholism is a Disease. 2. Where Does Behaviorism Stand. 3. Alcoholism from a Behavioristic Point of View. 4. The Place of Facts in a World of Values. 5. How Not to Conduct an Investigation. 6. The Rise and Fall of Controlled Drinking. 7. Abstinence Does Work. 8. From Controlled Drinking to Harm Reduction, Two Decades of Pettifogging: A Reply to Marlatt et al. 9. Little Albert Redux: Or Whatever Happened to Scholarship. 10. Sitting Pretty. 11. The Place of Facts in a World of Values: What is to be Done. References. Author Index. Subject Index. Figures. Tables.