Nick Heather and Ian Robertson

First published in 1981, here was the first review of literature on a controversial but increasingly practiced approach to the treatment of alcoholism. The authors analyse all the questions controlled drinking raises, starting with the need to examine the 'disease conception' of alcoholism and 'total abstinence' treatment.

Foreword by D. L. Davies. Authors' Preface. 1. Introduction: Disease Conceptions of Alcoholism 2. Normal Drinking in Former Alcoholics 3. Loss of Control and Craving 4. Possible Advantages of a Controlled Drinking Treatment Goal 5. Controlled Drinking Treatments: Origins and Methods 6. Controlled Drinking Treatments: The Evidence 7. Controlled Drinking Treatment Practice 8. Implications. Postscript: The Sobell Affair. References. Name Index. Subject Index.