The last three decades have seen an explosion of social, psychological and clinical research to identify effective strategies to prevent and treat alcohol-related problems. This "Essential Handbook" contains an updated selection of reviews of "what works", drawn from the critically acclaimed International Handbook of Alcohol Dependence and Problems.

Selected specifically for health and other professionals, who need to provide effective responses in their work, these authoritative, science-based reviews are a distillation of the more practical elements, designed to save time for the busy practitioner.

Contributors
Jeff Allison, UK

Britt K. Anderson, USA

Kevin Boots, Australia

Janice M. Brown, USA

Russell Carvolth, Australia

Sally Casswell, NZ

Jonathan Chick, UK

Chad Emrick, USA

Paul Gruenewald, USA

Nick Heather, UK

Linda Hill, NZ

Harold, D. Holder , USA

Ross Homel, Australia

David Kavanagh, Australia

Harald K.-H. Klingemann, Switzerland.

G. Alan Marlatt, USA

Nyanda McBride, Australia

Gillian McIlwain, Australia

James A. McKnight, USA

Richard Midford, Australia

Kim T. Mueser, USA

Esa Österberg, Finland

George A.Parks, USA

Duncan Raistrick, UK

Stephen Rollnick, UK

Harvey Skinner, Canada

Tim Stockwell, Australia

Andrew J. Treno, USA

Robert B. Voas, USA

Malissa Yang, Canada