Getting Beyond Sobriety

In this work, the author offers a treatment for long-term recovery of alcohol addiction that goes beyond the traditional "disease" paradigm. It focuses on differences in personality, age, gender, contact functioning and level of interpersonal relationships in its goal for long-term recovery.

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In this ground-breaking book, Michael Clemmens offers a new model of treatment for long-term recovery which goes beyond the traditional 'disease' paradigm. Working from the belief that a fuller life for the recovering addict is grounded on a foundation of abstinence, the author explores a 'self-modulation' approach which leads to a change in the behavior from within the individual while developing and expanding connection with others