Alcohol and Sport

Clinical and sport psychologist Robert D. Stainback, PhD, has more than 20 years of practical experience and research in substance abuse treatment. He has headed the Substance Abuse Treatment Program at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, and served as an assistant professor in psychology and psychiatry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His years of research and practical experience in the substance abuse treatment field includes 12 years directing treatment programs. Stainback's shift in focus from addictions to health and sport psychology resulted from his experience as a Visiting Professor at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in 1988. He continued in this direction by serving as the sport psychologist for a U.S. Olympic athlete competing in the 1992 Winter Games. The author lives in Birmingham with his wife, Judith La Marche. He enjoys reading and participating in aerobics and art classes.

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Introduction to Alcohol and AddictionDefining TermsAlcohol Use, Abuse, and DependenceEpidemiology of Alcohol Use, Abuse, and DependenceAlcohol Use, Abuse, and Dependence in SubpopulationsEconomic Costs of Alcohol AbuseDiagnosis of Alcohol Abuse and DependenceAlcohol Abuse and Dependence and Associated Medical and Psychiatric Morbidity and MortalityTheories of Etiology and Development of Alcohol DependenceRisk Factors for Alcohol DependenceConclusionChapter 2: Alcohol Use in SportAssociation of Alcohol and Sport in the United StatesAlcohol Use in the General PopulationAlcohol Use Among AthletesAlcohol Use Among Sport ProfessionalsAlcohol Use Among SpectatorsConclusionChapter 3: Alcohol, Human Functioning, and Sport PerformanceBiomedical Effects of AlcoholBehavioral Effects of AlcoholEffects of Alcohol on Human PerformanceErgolytic and Ergogenic Effects of Alcohol on Sport PerformanceSocial Drinking and Sport PerformanceConclusionChapter 4: Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Among Athletes and Sport ProfessionalsIncidence of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Among AthletesRisk Factors for Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Among AthletesIncidence of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Among Sport ProfessionalsRisk Factors for Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Among Sport ProfessionalsCase Studies: Description and Diagnostic AnalysisCase Studies: Summary of IssuesConclusionChapter 5: Sport-Related Alcohol Abuse and Dependence PreventionNeed for PreventionPrevention Goals and MethodsPrevention Directed Toward Individual FactorsPrevention Directed Toward Environmental FactorsPrevention Agents in SportAlcohol Abuse Prevention Programs: Components of SuccessConclusionChapter 6: Helping the Problem Drinker to ChangeNatural History of Alcohol DependenceChanging Problem Drinking: Stages and ProcessesFacilitating Change in Problem DrinkersConclusionChapter 7: Alcohol Treatment and AthletesWhat Is Treatment?Modalities of CareTreatment Settings and IntensitiesStages of CareWhat Treatment Works?Matching Client Needs With Treatment ProgramsTreatment Implications for AthletesSelecting Treatment Resources for AthletesConclusionChapter 8: Conclusions and Future ConsiderationsAlcohol and AddictionAlcohol Use in SportAlcohol, Human Functioning, and Sport PerformanceAlcohol Abuse and Dependence in Athletes and Sport ProfessionalsSport-Related Alcohol Abuse and Dependence PreventionHelping the Problem Drinker to ChangeAlcohol Treatment and AthletesFuture ConsiderationsAppendix A: Alcohol Use in SocietyAppendix B: ResourcesQuestions for DiscussionReferencesIndexAbout the Author