Although alcohol use disorders (AUDs) adversely affect women, research on efficacious
treatments for women is limited. In this randomized efficacy trial of 102 heterosexual women …

Highly Commended in the Psychiatry category at the 2010 BMA Medical Books Awards! This
book serves as a manual for clinicians working with people with alcohol problems. The …

Although recent reviews of the literature on families and substance misuse offer compelling
evidence that inclusion of families significantly improves treatment engagement, retention …

Among the various types of partnerand familyinvolved interventions used to treat adults
with substance use disorders, Behavioural Couples Therapy (BCT) has garnered the …

The development of a brief structured intervention for family members of substance misusers
is an important contribution to a growing area of work, which is focused on developing …

Problems with alcohol use are common and often occur with other psychological and social
problems as well. Left untreated, alcohol use disorder can have significant impact on a …

For much of the last century, there has been a longstanding and largely unchallenged
position held by providers in the substance abuse treatment community, as well as by the …

Although research confirms that it is beneficial to include the partner of the substance-
addicted individual in the treatment of this addiction, couple therapy is rarely used in …

The purpose of this study was to examine male and female adult alcoholics in their first year
of sobriety who were in new intimate relationships and those not in these types of …