Loosening the Grip: A Handbook of Alcohol Information | 
| Author: Jean Kinney
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 121564
Media: Paperback
Edition: 9
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 672
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0073404659
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.292
EAN: 9780073404653
ASIN: 0073404659
Publication Date: April 11, 2008
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Product Description
This text offers a thorough approach to understanding alcohol, its physical and psychological affects on an individual, and its emotional impact on the family. It is the only comprehensive, self-contained book intended to cover the range of psychological factors, physical complications, treatment options, and family concerns. The text is easy to read and covers a broad range of situations, making it suitable for academics, students, or families of alcoholics.
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 Time to update the book January 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Just received this edition of the book, and the update does not fix the issues I have listed here. I have 9 years of experience working with addicted clients, and accuracy is everything! This book is not accurate, but rather outdated. This book attributes stages of change theory to Bill Miller (it was James Prochaska), has material on co-dependency which is an outdated concept if you actually understand where the addiction field is today, and most glaringly, lacks appropriate citations in the body of the text. I replaced it with Dr. Yalisove's text "Introduction to Alcohol Research" last semester, and am very pleased with that text. While Loosening the Grip is a classic, is is outdated, filled with material that I had to skip over due to the inaccuracy of the text. The book deserves an update, but does not deserve the place it has currently in many classrooms.
 I even like the cartoons November 16, 2000
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am studying in Hawaii and you need to learn this global criterior and I hope this book helps me. If anybody out there has been to the school for this or has their certificate from here and has any other suggestions please e-mail me with them. thanx sandimckinlay@onebox.com
A time-tested classic April 12, 2000
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Working in the field of alcohol abuse and prevetion for over ten years, I consider this a valuable reference in my library. Kinney and Leaton explain concepts in easy to understand terms while not skimping on necessary details. There are often comic drawings in the margins which humorously go to the heart of the topic; instead of belittling the topics, these drawings serve to bring the topics to life. Currently working as a trainer, I find myself often going back to this book for reminders and clarifications.
 Comprehensive text April 12, 2000
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Loosening the Grip is comprehensive in its coverage of a broad range of aspects of alcohol use as well as alcoholism. It reviews historical perspectives, etiology of disease, medical aspects and special populations, and in its 6th edition, has remained abreast of scientific and cultural changes in the field of alcoholism treatment. It has a reader friendly appearance, using cartoons metaphorically to emphasize points. Very useful all-around info on the subject.
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