Addiction and Change, First Edition

Carlo C. DiClemente, PhD, ABPP, is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He received his MA in Psychology from the New School for Social Research and his PhD in Psychology from the University of Rhode Island. The codeveloper with Dr. James Prochaska of the transtheoretical model (TTM) of behavior change, Dr. DiClemente has published numerous articles, chapters, and books. For over 20 years, he has conducted funded research in health and addictive behaviors. He has directed an outpatient alcoholism treatment program and serves as a consultant to private and public treatment programs. The recipient of the Maryland Psychological Association's 2002 Distinguished Contribution to Scientific Psychology award, Dr. DiClemente was also one of five winners of the 2002 Innovators Combating Substance Abuse award given by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Part I: Understanding Addictions in Terms of Change. Models of Addiction and Change. The Process of Human Intentional Behavior Change. The Well-maintained Addiction: An Ending and a Beginning. Part II: The Road to Addiction: The Journey Through the Stages of Addiction. Exploring the Precontemplation, Contemplation, and Preparation Stages of Becoming Addicted. Repeated and Regular Use: Moving from Preparation to Action on the Road to Addiction. Part III: Quitting an Addiction: The Journey Through the Stages of Recovery. Precontemplation for Recovery: Cultivating Seeds for Change. The Decision to Change: Moving from the Contemplation to the Preparation Stage of Recovery. Preparing for Action: Creating a Plan. Taking Action to Change an Addiction. The Long Haul: Well-maintained Recovery. Part IV: Designing Interventions to Match the Process of Change. Prevention: Interfering with the Process of Becoming Addicted. Designing Interventions for Recovery. Research on Addiction and Change.