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Masten, William G.; Caldwell-Colbert, A. Toy – 1983
While numerous approaches to inhibit smoking have appeared in the literature, self-management is one technique that allows the client to take a more active part in the treatment. To study the effectiveness of self-management in a single-subject design, an 18 year old female college student who smoked mostly on weekends was told to self-monitor her…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Students
Download full textMiller, William R. – 1982
Self-help programs can be used to replace, complement, or supplement formal treatment, but their effectiveness has been underestimated. To test the effectiveness of bibliotherapy in the treatment of problem drinkers, six studies were conducted over 7 years (1975-1982) comparing different treatment approaches. The combined data showed that for…
Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, Behavior Change, Bibliotherapy, Case Studies
