Main description:

Heavy drinking - and its associated problems - are an integral part of many college students' and other young adults' lives. Though some young drinkers are able to consume alcohol without incident, many face significant negative fallout from their excessive consumption. This volume in the series Advances in Psychotherapy: Evidence-Based Practice describes the nature of alcohol misuse, its epidemiology, its causes, and methods for treatment, specifically as they pertain to college students and other young adults. It provides practitioners and trainees with a range of evidence-based treatment approaches to help clients change their alcohol use habits.The information presented is both thorough and concise and will help readers with varied backgrounds and experience improve their understanding of the many nuanced factors involved in assessing and treating problematic drinking in young adults.

Contents:

1 Description of Young-Adult Alcohol Misuse 1.1 Terminology and Definitions 1.1.1 Consumption 1.1.2 Alcohol Problems 1.1.3 Alcohol Dependence and Alcohol-Related Disorders 1.1.4 Diagnosis 1.2 Epidemiology and Course 1.2.1 Greek Organizations and Sexual Assaults on College Campuses 1.3 Differential Diagnosis and Comorbidities 1.3.1 Comorbidities 1.4 Diagnostic Procedures and Documentation 2 Theories and Models of Alcohol Misuse 2.1 Affect Regulation 2.2 Behavioral Undercontrol 2.3 Pharmacological Vulnerability 3 Assessment and Treatment Indications 3.1 General Issues 3.1.1 Self-Report Measures 3.1.2 Assessment Types and Options 3.1.3 Alcohol-Related Consequences Measures 3.2 Diagnosing an Alcohol Use Disorder 3.3 Other Assessment Domains 3.4 Expectancies 3.5 Drinking Motives 3.6 Readiness to Change 3.7 Influential Factors for Treatment 3.7.1 Current and Past Mental and Physical Health Problems 3.7.2 Treatment History 3.7.3 Identifying the Appropriate Treatment4 Treatment 4.1 Methods of Treatment 4.1.1 Evidence-Based and Empirically Supported Treatment 4.1.2 Overview of Existing Treatment Components 4.2 Mechanisms of Action and Efficacy of Individual Approaches 4.2.1 Intervention Approach 4.2.2 Intervention Content 4.2.3 Intervention Formats 4.2.4 Intervention Style 4.3 Specific Implementation, Variation, and Combination of Methods 4.3.1 Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students 4.3.2 Other Intervention Avenues 4.4 Course of Young-Adult Alcohol Misuse 4.5 Emerging Treatments 4.6 Problems Carrying Out Treatment 4.6.1 Preintervention Obstacles 4.6.2 In-Session Obstacles 4.6.3 Postintervention Obstacles 4.7 Multicultural Issues 4.8 Summary 5 Further Reading 6 References 7 Appendix: Tools and Resources