Alcoholism And The Family

by Saitoh,Saturo

• ISBN13: 9780876306260
• ISBN10: 0876306261
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-08-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

A collection of papers that appeared at the fourth International Symposium of the Psychiatric Research Institute of Tokyo, which represent the work of clinicians and scientists in the complex area of alcoholism and the family.

Table of Contents

Preface
Contributors
Introduction
Genetic Factors of Alcoholism	p. 1
Alcoholism, A Familial Disorder: Genetic Aspects	p. 3
CNV of Substance Use Patients with Alcoholic Father	p. 13
Drinking Behavior and Lifestyles in Twins	p. 24
Part I: Discussion	p. 48
Genetic Factors of Alcoholism: Clinical Aspects	p. 57
Steps Towards a Classification of Alcoholism: Lessons from Adoption Studies	p. 59
Prospective Evidence for the Effects of Environment upon Alcoholism	p. 71
Genetic Polymorphism of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase in Orientals as a Genetic Marker of a High-Risk Group of Alcoholism	p. 84
Part II: Discussion	p. 90
Alcoholic Families and Mental Health	p. 95
International Perspectives on Alcoholism and the Family: An Overview of WHO Activities	p. 97
The Results of a Survey on Counseling at Public Health Centers in Tokyo	p. 117
Alcoholism and the Native American Family	p. 127
Part III: Discussion	p. 140
Alcoholism and Family Models	p. 153
Family Systems Approaches to the Alcoholic Family: Research Findings and Their Clinical Applications	p. 155
Therapeutic Control and Therapeutic Impasse: Therapists "Hitting Bottom" with an Alcoholic Family	p. 172
A Cultural Approach to Conceptualizing Alcohol and the Family	p. 187
Marriage Patterns of Females from Alcoholic Families in Japan	p. 203
Part IV: Discussion	p. 221
Therapeutic Approaches to the Alcoholic Family	p. 229
Our Experiences in Family Therapy	p. 231
Treatment of Psychiatric Illness in Adolescents with Alcoholic Parents	p. 241
Therapeutic Effects of Counseling on Wives of Alcoholics	p. 254
Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Alcoholic Families: Broad-Spectrum Intervention	p. 266
Effects of Family Alcoholism	p. 272
Part V: Discussion	p. 282
Name Index	p. 297
Subject Index	p. 302
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