Controlling Your Drinking

Tools to Make Moderation Work for You

William R Miller, Ricardo Munoz (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

226 Seiten

2005
Guilford Publications (Verlag)
978-1-59385-082-1 (ISBN)

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How many glasses of wine can you have with dinner before blowing your diet, your cool, or your budget? When it comes to alcohol use, many of us find it difficult to draw the line between problem-free enjoyment and harmful overindulgence. If you suspect it's time to cut back but aren't sure you want to abstain, Controlling Your Drinking provides an alternative opportunity to reflect on your habits and adjust unhealthy behaviors. Drawing on 30 years of research and nearly three dozen clinical trials, acknowledged experts William R. Miller and Ricardo F. Muñoz supply hard facts and current data you can use to evaluate your alcohol consumption and judge its impact on your physical and emotional health. Armed with a fresh perspective on your drinking and its consequences, you decide whether moderation fits your needs. Without resorting to labels or moralizing, Miller and Muñoz help you establish a simple, pragmatic, and adaptable plan for meeting your goals and achieving the results you want. Set apart by its science-based approach and straightforward advice, this book is the thinking person's guide to sensible alcohol use.

William R. Miller, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico. The author of numerous books, including Motivational Interviewing and Quantum Change, he conducts research that focuses on providing a broader and more effective range of treatment approaches for people with alcohol and other drug problems. He is also well known for his work on the integration of spirituality and psychology. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ricardo F. Muñoz, PhD, is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, and Chief Psychologist at San Francisco General Hospital. His major areas of expertise are the prevention and treatment of depression, and how depression affects substance use, including smoking. He has coauthored several books, including Control Your Depression and The Prevention of Depression.

Part I: Introduction. Thinking about Drinking. Why Change? Is Moderation for You? Part II: When You Drink. Getting Started. Keeping Track. Taking Charge. Slowing Down. Refusing Drinks. Affirming Your Progress. Moving Along. Part III: Before You Drink. Discovering Your Triggers. Places. People. Days and Times. Feelings. Other Triggers. Summary: Before You Drink. Part IV: Instead of Drinking. Changing Yourself by Living 'As If'. Maintaining Your Minimum Daily Requirement of Pleasant Activities. Talking Caringly and Wisely to Yourself. Sleeping Well. Relaxing. Managing Anxiety and Fear. Coping with Negative Moods and Depression. Maintaining a Positive Self-concept. Being Assertive. Relating to Others. Part V: How Are You Doing? When Abstinence Seems Like the Best Choice for You. Sources of Help. Appendix A: The Wrath of Grapes: Reasons for Concern? Appendix B: An Inventory of Alcohol-related Problems? Appendix C: Tables for Estimating Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC).

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.1.2005
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	554 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sucht / Drogen
ISBN-10	1-59385-082-4 / 1593850824
ISBN-13	978-1-59385-082-1 / 9781593850821
Zustand	Neuware