Learn how to manage your alcohol use simply and effectively
For many, drinking can be a pleasurable, acceptable and harmless social activity. However, if you regularly drink more than is sensible you may find that it impacts on your health, emotional wellbeing, relationships and your ability to work. There are many reasons why we drink and this self-help guide uses clinically proven cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques to help you to work out your own reasons and to start taking control of your alcohol use:
Understand what is sensible alcohol use
Build the motivation to change your habits
Tackle thoughts about drinking
Manage setbacks
Marcantonio Spada is Professor and Head of the Division of Psychology at London South Bank University. An expert in CBT for alcohol misuse, he has worked as a clinician for the last twenty years and is the author of over 100 scientific articles, two books and several book chapters in the field of addictive behaviours.