E-Book Overview
Interested in cutting down on your drinking without giving it up altogether? This encouraging, science-based book can help make that goal a reality. Distinguished clinician-researchers William R. Miller and Ricardo F. Muñoz have spent more than 40 years studying whether moderation works, who it works (and doesn't work) for, and how to achieve it. They give you tools to evaluate your alcohol consumption, decide what changes you want to make, and create a doable plan of action. Learn new ways to enjoy social events, defuse tension and stress, and cope with difficult emotions--with or without a glass in hand. The updated second edition incorporates the latest scientific data and features a new chapter on mindfulness. Helpful forms and worksheets can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.
E-Book Content
ebook THE GUILFORD PRESS Praise for Controlling Your Drinking “In a nonjudgmental way, this book helps you scope out your issues with alcohol and decide what to do, putting the ball in your court instead of being prescriptive. It is filled with useful and practical strategies that you can pick and choose from to meet your own needs.” —Anne M. Fletcher, author of Inside Rehab and Sober for Good “Clear, concise, nonjudgmental and practical, it lays out the facts that are often obscured in the heated debate over alcohol treatments. . . . Offers tools for successful moderation . . . as well as tactics for dealing with common challenges.” —Publishers Weekly “Now in its second edition, this book has only gotten better. By helping readers overcome alcohol problems on their own, this book fills an enormous need, and is consistent with the scientific evidence that self-change is a common pathway to recovery. A welcome alternative in a field where those with concerns about their alcohol use are given few options.” —Linda Carter Sobell, PhD, ABPP, and Mark B. Sobell, PhD, ABPP, Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University “The authors provide excellent advice and suggestions. . . . Throughout are numerous practical tools and techniques that anyone can grasp. . . . Highly recommended.” —Library Journal “Drs. Miller and Muñoz provide an easy-to-follow approach for people who are worried they may be drinking too much. The tools presented here for achieving moderate drinking are supported by a wealth of evidence; examples sprinkled throughout the book illustrate how to accomplish each goal of the program. Anyone who has struggled with the need to cut down will benefit from reading this book and following its simple, honest advice.” —Katie Witkiewitz, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico Controlling Your Drinking Other Titles from William R. Miller For General Readers Quantum Change: When Epiphanies and Sudden Insights Transform Ordinary Lives William R. Miller and Janet C’de Baca For Professionals Motivational Interviewing (3rd ed.): Helping People Change William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Helping Patients Change Behavior Stephen Rollnick, William R. Miller, and Christopher C. Butler Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Psychological Problems Edited by Hal Arkowitz, Henny A. Westra, William R. Miller, and Stephen Rollnick Controlling Your Drinking • Tools to Make Moderation Work for You Second Edition William R. Miller, PhD Ricardo F. Muñoz, PhD THE GUILFORD PRESS New York London © 2013 The Guilford Press A Division of Guilford Publications, Inc. 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012 www.guilford.com All rights reserved The information in this volume is not intended as a substitute for consultation with healthcare professionals. Each individual’s health concerns should be evaluated by a qualified professional. Except as indicated, no part of this