Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 40, No. 2 © Medical Council on Alcohol 2005; all rights reserved
BOOK REVIEW
The Group Therapy of Substance Abuse. By D. W. Brook and H. I. Spitz. The Haworth Press, New York. £35.50. 480 pgs. ISBN 0 7890 1722 2
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This book pools the knowledge, skills and expertise of a wide variety of clinicians to provide a comprehensive examination of the different approaches, settings, uses and implications of group therapies in treatment of substance abuse. Each chapter, whilst elaborating on a theme as