This paper offers a conceptual overview of a neglected field. Evidence is presented to
suggest that, globally, addiction is sufficiently stressful to cause pain and suffering to a large …

For a long time non communicable diseases (NCDs) were discussed as burden of the
developed world. Recent alarming data show a reverse trend and a dramatic increase of …

Summary The UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in
September, 2011, is an unprecedented opportunity to create a sustained global movement …

A widely adopted practitioner resource and course text, this book shows how to apply
knowledge about behavior change in general--and the stages-of-change model in particular …

Aims To evaluate evidence of the capacity for causal inference in studies of associations
between parental and offspring alcohol consumption in the general population. Methods A …

Abstract Introduction and Aims There is a growing interest in measuring alcohol's harms to
people other than the drinker themselves.'Children of alcoholics' and foetal alcohol spectrum …

Systemic Therapy and Attachment Narratives explores how attachment-based ideas can be
used in clinical practice by offering a practical and sophisticated exposition of clinical …

Aims To compare the current status of global alcohol corporations with tobacco in terms of
their role in global governance and to document the process by which this difference has …

There are now signs that, after decades of phenomenal growth, the era of unrestrained
gambling liberalisation may be coming to an end. However, the power of the Gambling …

Objective: Research suggests striking disparities in alcohol use, problems, and treatment
across racial/ethnic groups in the United States. However, research on alcohol-related …