Alcohol and Alcoholism Advance Access originally published online on September 19, 2009
Alcohol and Alcoholism 2009 44(6):637; doi:10.1093/alcalc/agp059
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Book Review
Relapse Prevention—Maintenance Strategies in the Treatment of Addictive Behaviour (2nd Edition)
; Relapse Prevention—Maintenance Strategies in the Treatment of Addictive Behaviour (2nd Edition). By G. Alan Marlatt and Denis M. Donovan. Guildford Press, New York, 2005, £32.50. 416 pp. ISBN: 978-1593-85176-7
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It is 20 years since the first edition of this important book. Much has happened since then, although it is interesting that the basic tenets of relapse prevention have not changed hugely. However, they have been applied to a much wider range of conditions including all dependences:
Former Consultant, Alcohol Problem Service, Royal Edinburgh Hospital