Application of Systemic Motivational Therapy to Alcohol Addiction | Karen Kaiser, Ph.D.

The United States is battling a drug epidemic that is destroying the lives of many of its citizens, both those misusing substances, and their families (Maxwell, 2011, Stehr,2015, & Tiger, 2017). One in three people will develop a problem with alcohol at some point in their life, and one in eight will become dependent on […]

Preventing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorders

What are Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders? Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) is a general term that basically includes two specific disorders that affect a fetus because the mother drinks alcohol between the child’s conception and birth.  The specific disorders are: (a) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Abnormal development of the fetus’s face and sometimes internal organs, hands, […]

Recommended Reading on Addictions

If you’re looking for a list of great books to read on the subject of addictions/recovery, we’ve put together a short list for your convenience Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol By Anne Dowsett Johnston 2013 In Drink: The Intimate Relationship between Women and Alcohol, award-winning journalist Anne Dowsett Johnston combines in-depth research […]