Drinking, Conduct Disorder, and Social Change Navajo Experiences [Hardcover]

Based on interviews with more than a thousand Navajo Indian men and women, this book examines the associations between childhood experiences and behavior and the development of alcohol dependence in adulthood. Because Navajo life has changed markedly over the past two generations, it also examines the role of urbanization and universal school in reshaping Navajo youth and considers the implications for changing patterns of alcohol use in adulthood. In addition the book explores a wide range of timely issues such as domestic violence, factors associated with resistance to alcohol abuse as well as remission and recovery, the treatment and prevention of alcohol dependence, and the implications of pursuing either population-based preventive interventions or interventions focussed on high risk individuals or groups.

1. Conduct Disorder, Drinking, and the Problem of Prevention,Stephen J. Kunitz and Jerrold E. Levy
2. Historical Background: Tuba City and Shiprock,Eric Henderson
3. Patterns of Alcohol Use,Eric Henderson
4. Alcohol Dependence: Definition, Prevalence, and Risk Factors,Stephen J. Junitz, K. Ruben Gabriel, and Jerold E. Levy
5. Types of Alcololics,Stephen J. Junitz and K. Ruben Gabriel
6. Conduct Disorder: Risk Factors and Changing Prevalence Stephen J. Kunitz, K. Ruben Gabriel, and Jerrold E. Levy
7. Antecedents of Violence in Adulthood,Stephen J. Kunitz, K. Ruben Gabriel, and Jerrold E. Levy
8. Treatment and Remission,Gilbert Quintero
9. Risk and Protective Factors Affecting Navajo Women's Drinking Patterns,Joanne McCloskey
10. Conclusions,Stephen J. Kunitz and Jerrold E. Levy
Appendices