Abstract
I. Change in the Addictive Behaviors.- 1. Toward a Comprehensive Model of Change.- 2. Implications of a Self-Regulation Model of Therapy for Treatment of Addictive Behaviors.- II. Contemplation: Motivation for Change and Prevention.- 3. From Contemplation to Action: The Role of the World Health Organization.- 4. From Contemplation to Determination: Contributions from Cognitive Psychology.- 5. Critical Conditions for Change in the Addictive Behaviors.- 6. Trying to Stop Smoking: A Decision-Making Perspective.- III. Action: Aspects and Processes of Change.- 7. The Effectiveness of Alcoholism Treatment: What Research Reveals.- 8. Matching Problem Drinkers with Optimal Treatments.- 9. Early Intervention with Problem Drinkers.- 10. Strategies of Change in Eating Disorders.- 11. Early Indications of Treatment Outcome in Multiple Drug Users.- 12. Description and First Results of an Outpatient Drug-Free Treatment Program for Opiate Dependents.- 13. Smoking Cessation Strategies.- 14. Mutual Aid in the Change Process.- 15. The Family in the Change Process.- 16. Cognitive Processes in Addictive Behavior Change.- 17. Change without Therapists: The Use of Self-Help Manuals by Problem Drinkers.- 18. Dependence and Compulsion: Experimental Models of Change.- 19. Merits of Simple Intervention.- IV. Maintenance: Preventing Relapse.- 20. Alcoholism Survival: The Prevention of Relapse.- 21. A Relapse Prevention Model for Treatment of Alcoholics.- 22. Aftercare in Alcoholism Treatment: A Review.
Keywords
AddictionIntervention (counseling)Behavior changePsychologyPsychotherapistClinical psychologyAddictive behaviorRelapse preventionCognitionContemplationPsychiatrySocial psychology
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William R. Miller,
Nick Heather
(1986).
Treating addictive behaviors : processes of change.
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