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Alcoholism, the Facts
Aimed at those who have alcohol problems and the people who share their lives, this text examines the social, psychological, and medical aspects. It includes expanded sections on women and looks at results from studies into the genetic causes.
Is Alcoholism Hereditary?
A pioneering, comprehensive guide to the genetics of alcoholism Historically it has been widely accepted that alcoholism runs in families. Only during the last century did it become fashionable to blame alcoholism on faulty upbringing, lack of willpower, or heartbreaking disappointment. Now with the medical community again focusing on the influence of heredity on alcoholism, noted psychiatrist and researcher Donald W. Goodwin, MD, provides a comprehensive and reasoned overview of what their research has to offer. Beginning with basic information on the properties of alcohol and alcohol abuse, Dr. Goodwin brings to light the issues that alcoholics and their families must face: How and why do ...
Alcoholism
The third edition of this successful Facts title was authored by the late Dr Donald W. Goodwin, who wrote with a unique and engaging style defining alcoholism in very human terms. Although much of Dr Goodwin's assessments of alcoholism still hold true today, a great deal of progress has been made in the quest to better understand the underlying causes of the disease. This fourth edition, written by a group of Dr Goodwin's former colleagues, whilst retaining much of Dr Goodwin's original material, offering his unique perspective on alcoholism. The new edition includes updated information about the effects of alcohol consumption on the body, a new section on the particular sensitivity of women to the effects of drinking, and information and advice relating to the consequences of alcohol abuse for the abusers, their families and society.
Anxiety
"Filled with intriguing...information"--The New York Times. "Goodwin holds strong convictions and clearly expresses them in an entertainingly sardonic style"--Library Journal. This intelligent, entertaining look at anxiety ranges from mild stress to serious phobias (including "pantaphobia," fear of almost everything), offering fascinating details (nostalgia was once treated as a disease) and educated advice on assessing the meaning and seriousness of one's own anxiety.
Psychiatric Diagnosis
Well known for providing a thorough yet concise view of the natural history of psychiatric disorders, this popular text has been completely updated chapter by chapter in this Fifth Edition. Terminology has been revised in line with DSM IV and many recent genetic and neurobiological findings have been included. Some of the areas where there is new material are: genetics and neuroimaging of schizophrenia, combined use of benzodiazepines and neuroleptics in treating schizophrenia, development of antisocial personality, neuropsychological changes in AIDS patients, genetics of Alzheimer's disease, prognosis for delirium in the elderly, and epidemiologyu of anorexia nervosa. As in previous edition...
John W Goodwin
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Alcoholism
Alcoholism: the facts deals with all aspects of the world's number one drug problem. Primarily a book for all those who have alcohol problems and for those who share their lives, it is written in a clear and lively style, and deals with all the social, psychological, and medical aspects of alcohol problems - of which alcoholism is the best-known example.
Addictions
Through the medium of interview transcripts, this book offers contact with the experience, thinking and values of 27 men and women who have taken varieties of highly important leadership roles in shaping national and international scientific and policy responses to alcohol and drug problems.
