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The Natural History of Alcoholism Revisited (1995) is a book by psychiatrist George E. Vaillant that describes two multi-decade studies of the lives of 600 American males, non-alcoholics at the outset, focusing on their lifelong drinking behaviours.
On page 195 of "The Natural History of Alcoholism", there is a table showing that 48% of the people who experienced stable remission had attended 300 or more AA meetings, while only 2% of the people who were chronic alcoholics had attended 300 or more AA meetings.
George Vaillant speaking at TEDxAmsterdam, 2014. George Eman Vaillant (/ v ə ˈ l æ n t /; born June 16, 1934) is an American psychiatrist and Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of Research for the Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Pages in category "Alcohol in the United States" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. ... The Natural History of Alcoholism Revisited; P ...
The Natural History of Alcoholism Revisited; Never Again the Burning Times; The New Cambridge Medieval History; The New Encyclopedia of Snakes; The Nightingale's Song; No Ordinary Time; Norsk krigsleksikon 1940–1945
Alcohol dependence; Alcohol in Bangladesh; Alcohol intoxication; Alcohol use among college students; Alcohol withdrawal syndrome; Alcohol-related brain damage; Alcohol-related crime; Alcoholic cardiomyopathy; Alcoholic hallucinosis; Alcoholism in adolescence; Alcoholism in family systems; Alcoholism in rural Australia; Alcoholism: Clinical and ...
Peele maintains that, depending on the person, abstinence or moderation are valid approaches to treat excessive drinking. In a Psychology Today article which compared the Life Process Program with the disease model, [12] he also argues against the theory proposed decades ago by modern physicians, mental health professionals, research scientists, etc. that addiction is a disease. [13]
The term alcoholism was first used by Swedish physician Magnus Huss in an 1852 publication to describe the systemic adverse effects of alcohol. [16] Alcohol has a long history of use and misuse throughout recorded history. Biblical, Egyptian and Babylonian sources record the history of abuse and dependence on alcohol.