Books by Gary G. Forrest

GARY G. FORREST, Ed.D., Ph.D.,
is available to speak, lecture, teach, and do workshops.

Publish Date 12/94	Alcoholism can severely impair a drinker's sexual functioning. Both alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse directly affect patterns of sexual behavior, as resultant physiological and psychological changes alter sexual abilities and experiences of desire. In Alcoholism and Human Sexuality, renowned alcohol addiction specialist Dr. Gary G. Forrest shows how to untangle these interwoven disabilities, illustrating eclectic treatment techniques unified by the understanding that in the case of the alcoholic, successful resolution of sexual dysfunction can occur only when sobriety has been achieved.
Publish Date 10/94	Shunning the disease model of alcoholism, this book delineates how narcissistic injury in early life acts as the basic psychogenic, etiological, component of addictive drinking. It provides an innovative analysis of the interrelationships between the alcoholic's overt behavioral disorders and his or her psychological make_up. Early chapters explore the role of narcissistic injury in great depth. Successive discussions examine the pathologies of character, personality, behavior, cognition and interpersonal relationships that manifest themselves in and as alcoholism. The part that early-life narcissistic injury plays in the development of anxiety, oral rage, avoidance defenses, depression, sadomasochism, paranoia, guilt, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors is detailed. A veteran of extensive work with alcoholics, the author delineates treatment strategies to modify and resolve the alcoholic's symptoms_the drinking disorder as well as the other psychological manifestations of dysfunction. Among the strategies explored in this regard are analytic, family, conjoint, behavioral, confrontation, supportive and self-help modalities. The trenchant case studies found throughout the text amplify the author's points about the global and specific psychopathology of alcoholism as well as the interventive alternatives. Alcoholism, Narcissism, and Psychopathology will prove stimulating and resourceful to psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, counselors and therapists who are involved in the treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics and other substance abusers.
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Publish Date 9/95	This book goes against the tide and takes the position that all primary alcoholics and many alcohol abusers need intensive individual psychotherapy. Though the author, noted alcoholism expert Gary Forrest, presents an eclectic view of etiology and therapy, he focuses on the issue of early narcissistic injury and the resultant intense anxiety and fear of intimacy that characterizes alcohol abusers. A structured psycho-dynamic therapy approach is described which the author claims can successfully treat eighty percent of primary alcoholics in only eighteen months. As each year in the United States several hundred thousand alcoholics and alcohol abusers seek out psychotherapy and other professional treatments, it is, according to Forrest, imperative that we know effective ways to work with them. Unfortunately, most alcoholics and alcoholic abusers never receive productive intensive psychotherapy because most alcoholism therapists and counselors are not trained and experienced in the use of this particular treatment modality. This book provides systematic and comprehensive clinical training in the use of intensive alcoholism psychotherapy. The various therapist skills and techniques that are needed to do effective intensive individual psycho-therapy with primary alcoholics are thoroughly examined throughout this volume.
Publish Date 02/94	Substance Abuse, Homicide and Violent Behavior Publish Date 1/91
	Written essentially for counselors and psychotherapists who are actively involved in the treatment of alcoholic patients, this new edition of a proven text will also provide clinically valuable information to all other mental health professionals. Staff members in alcoholic treatment programs will find the practical approach used throughout the book to be extremely useful in their work with alcoholics and chemically dependent patients and their families. Academicians responsible for the training of psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, counselors, and other change agents will discover it to be an important resource for the diagnosis and treatment of alcoholism and other addictions. The first part of the text provides the reader with a basic understanding of many of the individual and social problems associated with alcoholism and problem drinking. Information is included on definitions, developmental stages, sociological and physiological considerations, personality characteristics of the alcoholic, and the role of diagnosis. the following section is devoted to an in-depth exploration of the primary strategies of treatment currently utilized by clinicians in their efforts to help the alcoholic change. Strategies of individual and group psychotherapy, behavior therapy, Alcoholics Anonymous, residential treatment, family therapy, marital therapy, and antabuse maintenance are considered. The final group of chapters includes a wealth of clinical and research data. Drawing largely on his own extensive experience in the field, the author considers self-disclosure in alcoholism, hidden alcoholics in the military, resolution of the alcoholic power fantasy, the effects of group psychotherapy, and a number of related topics. While the basic format and the overriding practicality of the First Edition have been retained, the author has integrated a great deal of new information into this new edition. Advances made recently in the field have been incorporated into the text along with new perspectives on the original material. A major asset of the book continues to be its high degree of readability. Although it is steeped in clinical, research, and theoretical data, it is not an abstruse treatise. Indeed, readers will find the book to be stimulating, resourceful, and challenging. Most importantly, it will provide the essential clinical understanding and the tools required to achieve success in rehabilitation work with alcoholic patients.
	Confrontation in Psychotherapy with the Alcoholic
	How to live with a Problem Drinker and Survive

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