Controlling Your Drinking: Tools to Make Moderation Work for You by William R. Miller Phd

by William R. Miller

Excellent Book

Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

William Richard Miller is an American clinical psychologist, an emeritus distinguished professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Miller and Stephen Rollnick are the co-founders of motivational interviewing.

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great tool for anyone who teaches about alcohol. Also a great read for anyone who uses alcohol. Not preachy in the slightest. Includes detailed scientific information on the negative (and some positive) effects of alcohol on the body. A divergence from the "all or nothing" approach so many take to alcohol. This is the only self help book that I've ever heard of that has completed a full study on folks who've used its tools and strategies, then published a second edition with results from the study and tweaks based on what worked and what didn't. I got it at the library, and though I almost always prefer to support public libraries, I wish I had purchased this book (and still might). There are a lot of concrete workbook-like exercises and quizzes that will be easier if you can write in the book.

[T · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful.