A complex man with a compelling story. Bill Wilson’s life has an intrinsic fascination in and of itself. But beyond its subject’s drama, lies the issues it brings up, particularly around the causes and treatment of alcoholism and addiction in general. Alcoholism is said to be a biopsychosocial disorder. This dramatization of Wilson’s struggles illuminates aspects of the disease.
Dr. Jerome Levin draws on 30 years of practicing psychotherapy, exploring the world, introspection and devouring literature, to share his conclusions on therapy and life. Essays range from scholarly, to the psychodynamic, to the personal. These essays are accessible, entertaining, informative, and thought provoking. (329 pp.)
Alcoholism counselors must have multiple models both in research methodology and in psychodynamic formulation – with which to organize and comprehend data. (367 pp.)
This book looks at the profound, ineluctable effects of that decision over a lifetime. Not having children is no less consequential than having them. (68 pp.)
This may be the first book stating the blunt truth that some depressions constitute a life-changing disability. (99 pp.)
View of alcohol abuse as emergent from the interaction of four factors: the pharmacology of alcohol, genetic predisposition, environment, and psychodynamics.Alcohol abuse is best conceptualized as a biopsychosocial disorder. Patients presenting with alcohol problems demonstrate considerable commonality, and even if that commonality is the product of their drinking rather than its cause, the clinician must deal with it. (68 pp.)