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“A great resource for any professional involved in the treatment, research, and education of addictive behaviors.”

—Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions


“Reflects the collective scholarship and clinical wisdom of the contributors....Addiction is defined broadly, with a chapter devoted to each addiction....Each chapter details both a general overview of assessment and specific biopsychosocial aspects of assessment....Each chapter also contains sample assessment instruments and a comprehensive exhaustive list of references....This book is a treasure that will be useful to anybody who treats patients with addictive disorders.”

—Psychiatric Services


“A comprehensive and [a] much needed resource for both researchers and clinicians....The importance of accurate assessment for treatment planning and for evaluating treatment outcomes is stressed throughout each chapter....A valuable resource for clinicians and researchers tackling the problem of addiction behaviors. This book not only provides a concise a summary of traditional addictive behaviors, but also advances the field by including discussion of non-traditional addictive behaviors and the issues raised in assessing them.”

—Clinical Psychology Review


“The second edition of Assessment of Addictive Behaviors provides cogent and comprehensive coverage of what is now known to be essential in our understanding and treatment of addiction; namely, assessment of the biological, psychological, and sociocultural contributors to the addictive process. The text offers an integrated biopsychosocial orientation that is as sensitive to the latest areas of 'nontraditional' addiction (e.g., gambling and sexual risk behavior) as it is to ethnocultural issues. Practitioners, upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers will find this text to be an invaluable resource in their quest to understand and evaluate the complexities of addictive processes.”

—Peter M. Monti, PhD, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University


“A 'must have' for practitioners and clinical researchers in the addictions field. Besides providing state-of-the-art reviews, the second edition broadens the range of addictive behaviors to include non-chemical addictive behaviors. Each chapter is self-contained, making the volume easy to read and allowing the material to be well integrated. This second edition is an outstanding accomplishment, and much needed in a field that has seen major changes over the last two decades.”

—Mark B. Sobell, PhD, Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University


“This superb revision of a landmark volume breaks new ground by expanding the scope of addictive behaviors beyond substance misuse to include gambling, high-risk sexual behavior, and weight-related disorders. The book skillfully reflects conceptual and empirical developments since the first edition and highlights innovations in applied measurement, such as longitudinal methods of data collection in the natural environment. Researchers and practitioners in clinical disciplines and public health professions will find it to be an invaluable resource for advancing knowledge and developing evidence-based interventions, which rest upon and follow from sound measurement practices.”

—Jalie A. Tucker, PhD, MPH, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham


“The second edition of this well-known book is a wonderful contribution. Reflecting the ever-changing state of our knowledge, the editors have made major conceptual changes in the framework of this book, making this edition even more useful for educators, students, and clinicians. Current 'hot topics' in the field of addiction treatment are covered in a highly comprehensive and reader-friendly way. Given the pervasiveness of addictive behaviors, I recommend this book to all mental health professionals and educators.”

—S. Lala Ashenberg Straussner, DSW, CAS, New York University School of Social Work; Founding Editor, Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions

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Table of Contents

1. Assessment of Addictive Behaviors for Relapse Prevention, Dennis M. Donovan

2. Assessment of Addictive Behaviors in Ethnic-Minority Cultures, Arthur W. Blume, Osvaldo F. Morera, and Berenice García de la Cruz

3. Assessment of Alcohol Problems, Ned L. Cooney, Ronald M. Kadden, and Howard R. Steinberg

4. Assessment of Smoking Behavior, William G. Shadel and Saul Shiffman

5. Assessment of Cocaine Abuse and Dependence, Kathleen M. Carroll and Samuel A. Ball

6. Assessment of Amphetamine Use Disorders, Richard A. Rawson, Ruthlyn Sodano, and Maureen Hillhouse

7. Assessment of Opioid Use, James Westphal, David A. Wasserman, Carmen L. Masson, and James L. Sorensen

8. Assessment of Cannabis Use Disorders, Robert S. Stephens and Roger A. Roffman

9. Assessment of Club Drug, Hallucinogen, Inhalant, and Steroid Use and Misuse, Jason R. Kilmer, Rebekka S. Palmer, and Jessica M. Cronce

10. Assessment of Eating Disorders and Obesity, R. Lorraine Collins and Lina A. Ricciardelli

11. Assessment of Gambling-Related Disorders, Howard J. Shaffer and Christopher R. Freed

12. Assessment of Sexual Offenders: A Model for Integrating Dynamic Risk Assessment and Relapse Prevention Approaches, Jennifer G. Wheeler, William H. George, and Kari A. Stephens

13. Assessment of Sexually Risky Behaviors, William H. George, Tina M. Zawacki, Jane M. Simoni, Kari A. Stephens, and Kristen P. Lindgren

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About the Editors

Dennis M. Donovan, PhD, is Director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington. He has published extensively in the area of substance abuse and addictive behaviors, with research funding from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, and Addiction. A member of a number of national professional organizations, Dr. Donovan is past president of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, and is a Fellow of Division 50 (Division on Addictions) of the American Psychological Association.

• All titles by Dennis M. Donovan

G. Alan Marlatt, PhD, until his death in 2011, was Director of the Addictive Behaviors Research Center and Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington. For over 30 years, Dr. Marlatt conducted pioneering work on understanding and preventing relapse in substance abuse treatment and was a leading proponent of the harm reduction approach to treating addictive behaviors. He was a recipient of honors including the Jellinek Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to knowledge in the field of alcohol studies, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Innovators Combating Substance Abuse Award, the Research Society on Alcoholism's Distinguished Researcher Award, and the Career/Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.

• All titles by G. Alan Marlatt

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Contributors

Samuel A. Ball, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Arthur W. Blume, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX

Kathleen M. Carroll, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

R. Lorraine Collins, PhD, Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY

Ned L. Cooney, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, and VA Connecticut Healthcare Center, West Haven, CT

Jessica M. Cronce, BS, Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Berenice García de la Cruz, MA, Department of Special Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Dennis M. Donovan, PhD, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

Christopher R. Freed, MPhil, MA, Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY

William H. George, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Maureen Hillhouse, PhD, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

Ronald M. Kadden, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT

Jason R. Kilmer, PhD, Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, and Saint Martin's College, Lacey, WA

Kristen P. Lindgren, MS, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Carmen L. Masson, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Osvaldo F. Morera, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX

Rebekka S. Palmer, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Substance Abuse, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Richard A. Rawson, PhD, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

Lina A. Ricciardelli, PhD, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia

Roger A. Roffman, DSW, School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

William G. Shadel, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Howard J. Shaffer, PhD, CAS, Division on Addictions, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Saul Shiffman, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Jane M. Simoni, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Ruthlyn Sodano, BA, Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY

James L. Sorensen, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Howard R. Steinberg, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Kari A. Stephens, MS, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Robert S. Stephens, PhD, Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

David A. Wasserman, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

James Westphal, MD, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Jennifer G. Wheeler, PhD, Sex Offender Treatment Program, Monroe Correctional Complex-Twin Rivers Unit, Monroe, WA

Tina M. Zawacki, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

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Course Use

Serves as a core text in graduate-level courses.

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Previous editions published by Guilford:

First Edition, © 1988
ISBN: 9780898621440

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New to this edition:

• Important updates in research on specific addictive disorders and the process of change.
• Coverage of amphetamines, “club drugs,” gambling problems, risky sexual practices, and sexual offending.
• Chapter on assessment of ethnic-minority clients.