Treatment Matching in Alcoholism

Thomas F Babor editor Frances K Del Boca editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:14th Nov '02

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This book describes the largest treatment study ever conducted with alcoholics, with new information on treatment effectiveness.

This book was the first comprehensive report of Project MATCH, the largest treatment study ever conducted with alcoholics. It describes the rationale, methods, results and implications of the study, and presents new findings about how treatment works and for whom it is most effective.Project MATCH was a large-scale treatment evaluation study established by the US National Institute on Alcohol Abuse to determine whether the treatment of alcoholism could be improved by matching different types of alcoholics with the most appropriate kinds of treatment. This book, edited by the two principal investigators, was the first comprehensive report of Project MATCH, the largest treatment study ever conducted with alcoholics. It describes the rationale, methods, results and implications of the study, and presents findings about how treatment works, for whom it is most effective, and who does best in different kinds of treatment. It also offers some of the first scientific evidence on the effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous. The audience for this book is broad, including researchers, clinicians and policy makers in the field of alcoholism and addiction.

Review of the hardback: '… a well-written, highly accessible record of the conduct of, and findings from, a landmark alcohol treatment research project. The volume provides thoughtful, tempered consideration of the implications of Project MATCH's findings for clinical practice and research.' Addiction
Review of the hardback: '… it is an excellent and much-needed contribution to the understanding of the ways that humans help each other in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction throughout the world.' PsychCRITIQUES

ISBN: 9780521651127

Dimensions: 237mm x 159mm x 22mm

Weight: 652g

292 pages