
Beyond the Influence
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Alcoholism is a disease. It's time we started treating it like one.
Science has offered undisputed proof that alcoholism is a disease rather than a weakness of character, yet millions of alcoholics continue to suffer due to inappropriate treatment. Now the co-author of the modern classic Under the Influence has teamed up with prominent alcoholism experts to provide new answers to this national epidemic.
Based on the latest scientific research, Beyond the Influence clearly explains the neurological nature of the disease and reveals why some people drink addictively and others do not. It also spells out what needs to be done to treat alcoholism, including:
Steps to take for an intervention
How to find the right treatment program
Which psychological approaches work best
Why spirituality is essential to recovery
New insights into relapse prevention
What you should know about diet, exercise, and nontraditional treatments such as acupuncture
Provocative and eye-opening, compelling and compassionate, Beyond the Influence is not only a message of hope for alcoholics--it is a blueprint for saving lives.
Beyond the Influence explains that alcoholism is a disease of the body, not a weakness of character. Drawing on the latest scientific studies, the authors present new research on the central role of genetics and neurotransmitters in addiction. Continuing where the prior book left off, it also includes:
Steps for diagnosis and intervention, plus ways to prevent relapses
Various treatment models, including inpatient and out-patient programs and a review of new drug treatments
The most effective types of psychological counseling
The critical role of nutrition
Non-traditional healing methods for recovery
The importance of a spiritual component to recovery
The authors also critique our nation's alcoholism policies, including education and prevention programs, efforts to curtail college bingeing and underage drinking, and the advertising and marketing strategies of the alcohol industry.
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Dr. Arthur Ciaramicoli is director and chief psychologist of the Alternative Therapy Center of the Metrowest Medical Wellness Center in Natick, Massachusetts and is an instructor at Harvard Medical School.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part 1 - The Problem
- Chapter 1 - Still Under the Influence
- Chapter 2 Alcohol: A "Simple" Chemical
- Chapter 3 - The Drug Called Alcohol
- Chapter 4 - The Addicted Brain
- Chapter 5 - Alcoholism: The Early and Middle Stages
- Chapter 6 - Late-Stage Alcoholism
- Chapter 7 - The Social Drinker, the Problem Drinker, and the Drunk
- Part 2 - The Solution
- Chapter 8 - Am I an Alcoholic?
- Chapter 9 - Intervention
- Chapter 10 - Treatment
- Chapter 11 - Relapse Prevention
- Chapter 12 - Psychological Counseling
- Chapter 13 - The Spiritual Connection
- Chapter 14 - A Diet for Sobriety
- Chapter 15 - Alternative Therapies: Exercise, Acupuncture, Vitamins, Herbs, and Amino Acids
- Part 3 - The Future
- Chapter 16 - The Booze Merchants
- Chapter 17 - A River Runs Through Us
- Chapter 18 - Walking the Walk
- References
- Resources
- Permissions
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Copyright
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