Abstract
Recent data suggest that most people experiencing alcohol problems have problems of mild to moderate severity. Relative to alcoholics, these drinkers have a shorter problem-drinking history, greater social and economic stability, and greater personal resources. This article describes a cognitive-behavioral treatment approach designed specifically for problem drinkers with low levels of physical dependence on alcohol who choose to reduce their drinking. After describing various drinking-reduction techniques, the article reviews empirical evidence for drinking-reduction training. The increasing availability of drinking-reduction interventions holds considerable promise for reducing alcohol-related dysfunction among problem drinkers.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 138-143 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Alcohol health and research world |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1999 |
Keywords
- Amount of AOD use
- AOD abstinence
- AOD use frequency
- AODU (alcohol and other drug use) treatment method
- Behavior therapy
- Biological AOD dependence
- Cognitive therapy
- Controlled AOD use
- Disease severity
- Problematic AOD (alcohol and other drug) use
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