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11 maj 2012 · Harm Reduction, Pragmatic Strategies For Managing High Risk Behaviours. G. Alan Marlatt Mary E. Latimer and Katie Witkiewitz. 2nd Edition. The Guildford Press, 2012. £30.50. ISBN; 978-1-4625-0256-1
harm reduction approaches provide a middle way alternative between total abstinence and continued harmful use/behavior and thereby open other pathways for change, while reducing negative consequences for both the
Following an overview of harm reduction principles and strategies, chapters show how education, behavioral training, and environmental modifications can help clients reduce the severity of consequences to themselves and their communities as they work toward decreased use or abstinence.
Pragmatic Strategies for Managing High-Risk Behaviors. From addictions treatment pioneer G. Alan Marlatt and associates, this is the authoritative work on harm reduction: its principles, strategies, and practical applications.
Harm reduction is a pragmatic approach to reduce the harmful consequences of alcohol and drug use or other high-risk activities by incorporating several strategies that cut across the spectrum from safer use to managed use to abstinence.
Harm reduction: Reducing the risks of addictive behaviors. In J. S. Baer, G. A. Marlatt, & R. J. McMahon (Eds.), Addictive behaviors across the life span: Prevention, treatment, and policy issues (pp. 243–273). Sage Publications, Inc. Abstract.
27 lut 2012 · G. Alan Marlatt's research and other professional efforts have profoundly influenced the science and practice of harm reduction. Marlatt's balanced placebo drinking research challenged prevailing attitudes about the loss of control and illustrated the potency of beliefs in predicting drinking behavior.
