Promoting Self-Change From Addictive Behaviors: Practical Implications for Policy, Prevention, and T

Introduction1. The phenomenon of self-change: Overview and key issuesLinda Carter Sobell2. Self-change from alcohol and drug abuse: Often cited classicsJan Blomqvist3. Natural recovery or recovery without treatment from alcohol and drug problems as seen from survey dataReginald G. Smart4. Remission without formal help: New directions in studies using survey dataHans-Jürgen Rumpf, Gallus Bischof, and Ulrich John5. Natural recovery from alcohol and drug problems: A methodological review of the literature from 1999 through 2005José Luis Carballo, José Ramón Fernández-Hermida, Roberto Secades-Villa, Linda Carter Sobell, Mariam Dum, and Olaya García-Rodríguez6. Self-Change6.1 Self-change: The rule among smokers Stephanie Flöter and Christoph Kröger6.2 Natural recovery from problem gamblingTony Toneatto and Jachen C. Nett6.3 The natural course and outcome of eating disorders and obesityJanet Polivy6.4 Spontaneous desistance from crimeJukka-Pekka Takala6.5 Self-Change from Stuttering: An overviewPatrick Finn7. One way to leave your lover: The role of treatment in changing addictive behaviorsMark B. Sobell8. Promoting self-change: Taking the treatment to the communityLinda Carter Sobell and Mark B. Sobell9. Hostile and favorable societal climates for self-change: Some lessons for policymakersHarald Klingemann and Justyna Klingemann10. Natural recovery: A cross-cultural perspectiveJudith C. Barker and Geoffrey Hunt11. Self-change toolbox: Tools, tips, websites, and other informational resources for assessing and promoting self-change Andrew Voluse, Joachim Körkel, and Linda Carter Sobell