Dynamic Pathways to Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder

Meaning and Methods

Jalie A. Tucker, Katie Witkiewitz

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781108838719
• eBook ISBN: 9781108981323
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Clinical Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Alcohol use disorder is by far the most prevalent substance use disorder in the general population and is a major contributor to disease worldwide. Recovery from the disorder is a dynamic process of change, and individuals take many different routes to resolve their alcohol problems and seek to achieve a life worth living. Total abstention is not the only solution and robust recovery involves more than changing drinking practices. This volume brings together multidisciplinary research on recovery processes, contexts, and outcomes as well as new ideas about the multiple pathways involved. Experts chart the individual, social, contextual, community, economic, regulatory, policy, and structural influences that are vital to understanding alcohol use disorder and recovery. The book recommends new approaches to conceptualizing and assessing recovery alongside new avenues for research, community engagement, and policy that constitute a major shift in the practice and policy landscape.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Contributors
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Pathways to Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder
• Part I Micro Level: The Individual as Change Agent
• Part II Meso Level: Understanding and Promoting Individual Behavior Change within Natural Environments
• Part III Macro Level: Creating Environments, Resources, Incentives, and Policies to Promote Harm Reduction and Recovery
• Conclusions and Future Directions
• Index