Nick Heather on the 'controlled drinking controversy' and the origins of his interest in alcohol

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14-12-2009
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Nick references David Davies, the Sobells and Australian work on controlled drinking treatment. Nick talks about how his interest in this topic was sparked, the book he wrote with Ian Robertson on this topic and the early trial of controlled drinking treatment they carried out.
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1) Paper: Davies, D. (1962). Normal drinking in recovered alcohol addicts.
Davies, D. (1962). Normal drinking in recovered alcohol addicts. Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 23, 94-104.
2) Paper: Sobell, M., & Sobell, L. (1973). Individualised behaviour therapy for alcoholics.
Sobell, M., & Sobell, L. (1973). Individualised behaviour therapy for alcoholics. Behaviour Therapy, 4, 49-72.

3) Paper: Lovibond, S., & Caddy, G. (1970). Discriminative aversive control in the moderation of alcoholics' drinking behaviour.
Lovibond, S., & Caddy, G. (1970). Discriminative aversive control in the moderation of alcoholics' drinking behaviour. Behaviour Therapy, 1, 437-444.

4) Paper: Lloyd, R., & Salzberg, H. (1975). Controlled social drinking: an alternative to abstinence as a treatment goal for some alcohol abusers.
 Lloyd, R., & Salzberg, H. (1975). Controlled social drinking: an alternative to abstinence as a treatment goal for some alcohol abusers. Psychological Bulletin, 82, 815-842.
5) Paper: Robertson, I., Heather, N., Dzialdowski, A., Crawford, J., & Winton, M. (1986). A comparison of minimal versus intensive controlled drinking treatment interventions for problem drinkers.
Robertson, I., Heather, N., Dzialdowski, A., Crawford, J., & Winton, M. (1986). A comparison of minimal versus intensive controlled drinking treatment interventions for problem drinkers. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 25, 185-194.
6) Heather, N., & Robertson, I. (1981). Controlled Drinking. London: Methuen.
Heather, N., & Robertson, I. (1981). Controlled Drinking. London: Methuen.
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