Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 70-71, 2004
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BOOK REVIEW
Addiction Treatment: A Strengths Perspective
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Addiction Treatment: A Strengths Perspective. By Katherine van Vormer and Diane Rae Davis. Thomson Brooks/Cole, Pacific Grove, CA, USA. 2003, 436 pp., £25.99. ISBN 0-534-59670-3.
This book is written by two US professors of social work and is aimed primarily at social workers who take a special interest in problems of addiction among their clients.
When reviewing US textbooks in the addictions field,