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Essential evidence-based strategies for the prevention and reduction of alcohol abuse among college students With contributions from notable substance abuse researchers, this practical guide presents clear strategies for prevention of and interventions for alcohol abuse in the college-age population. Ranging from community-based prevention programs to individual, motivational, and interview-based approaches, College Student Alcohol Abuse explores:The leading theories used to conceptualize college student drinking and related problems, with an emphasis on the clinical implications of each per.

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: pt. I Epidemiology, Consequences, and Risk Factors
• 1. Prevalence and Consequences of College Student Alcohol Use / Aaron M. White
• 2. College Student Drug Use: Prevalence and Consequences / Ryan N. Reed
• 3. Windows of Risk: Events and Contexts Associated With Extreme Drinking / Melissa A. Lewis
• 4. Theories of College Student Drinking / Eliza J. Hart
• pt. II Assessment, Intervention and Prevention Strategies
• 5. Review of Clinical Assessment Tools / Ashley E. Smith
• 6. Applying Harm-Reduction Strategies on College Campuses / Diane E. Logan
• 7. Campus and Community Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Use, Abuse, and Consequences / Mark D. Wood
• 8. Stepped Care in the College Setting / Brian Borsari
• 9. Brief Motivational Interventions / Kate B. Carey
• 10. Computerized Interventions / Reid K. Hester
• 11. Treating Comorbid Disorders / Jennifer P. Read
• 12. Treating Drug Abuse / Julia D. Buckner
• 13. Role of Training and Supervision in Delivering Empirically Supported Treatments for College Student Drinkers / Erica Eaton Short
• 14. Future Directions in College Student Alcohol Abuse Research and Prevention / Christopher J. Correia.

Contributors:

Correia, Christopher J.

Murphy, James G.

Barnett, Nancy P.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Other Related Resources:

Print version: College student alcohol abuse (Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2012 — ISBN 9781118038192; LCCN 2012010598)

Subjects:

College students — Alcohol use

Alcoholism — Prevention

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on: Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed Dec. 10, 2012).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

HV5135 .C65 2012

ISBNs:

9781118222331 (electronic bk.)
1118222334 (electronic bk.)
9781118236079 (electronic bk.)
1118236076 (electronic bk.)
9781118260906 [Invalid]
1118260902 [Invalid]
9781118038192 (pbk.) [Invalid]
9781617036552 (cloth, alk. paper) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2012011435

OCLC Numbers:

780415814

Other Control Numbers:

484902 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp9700581