Excellent Free Resource: “Rethinking Drinking” Website

On April 12, 2009, in Substance Abuse, submitted by Christopher Fisher, PhD

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s “Rethinking Drinking: Alcohol and Your Health” is a wonderful online evidenced-based resource for clinicians who work with persons with drinking problems. This website is somewhat unique in that it does not promote abstinence, though abstinence is one treatment option discussed. A downloadable PDF e-book that is suitable for patient handout is also available and includes a summary of the most important information provided on their website.

Rethinking Drinking explains current alcohol-related research, clarifies what constitutes “one drink,” provides interactive questionnaires to assess the patient’s risk pattern of drinking (low risk, at-risk, and heavy), and includes neat calculators to assess important factors, such as drink content and calories. The website also provides CBT type exercises and strategies to cut down or eliminate drinking, as well as additional professional resources for those who want to stop drinking. I very much like that Rethinking Drinking provides guidance to health-conscious individuals who want to safely consume alcohol as many public resources are “abstinence only.”

Visit Rethinking Drinking here.

CFisher

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Christopher Fisher, PhD

Dr. Christopher Fisher, Managing Editor for The Behavioral Medicine Report, received his PhD in Clinical Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine with an emphasis in biopsychosocial approaches to health and wellness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), neurofeedback, biofeedback, cranial electrical stimulation (CES), and QEEG from University of North Texas. He is Board Certified in Neurofeedback (BCIA). Dr. Fisher also received a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Dr. Fisher maintains a private practice in Corpus Christi, Texas, and offers individual therapy, group therapy, and neurofeedback. You can learn more here: http://www.christopherfisherphd.com Dr. Fisher enjoys spending time with family, watching sports and movies, and bicycling on rugged terrain.

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