Kenneth E. Leonard, PhD, is a Senior Research Scientist at the Research Institute on Addictions and the Director of the Division of Psychology in Psychiatry, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo.Howard Thomas Blane, PhD, until his death in 2019, was Director Emeritus of the Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions and Research Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Preventive Medicine at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Dr. Blane was renowned for his research on the prevention and treatment of alcohol use disorders and on alcohol use among young adults.

This new edition provides a welcome update of a text that has become a standard reference for researchers and teachers alike. Like the previous edition, this fine overview will stand as an important resource for a wide range of readers interested in theories of causation of drinking-related behaviors and problems and alcohol dependence. --Marc A. Schuckit, MD, Editor, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Professor of Psychiatry, UCSD School of Medicine, Director, Alcohol Research Center, San Diego VA Medical CenterIn recent decades, psychology has made extraordinary advances in the understanding of alcohol misuse and how it can be rationally treated. This brilliantly produced text critically distills that knowledge base and makes it available to a wide audience of students, scholars, and practitioners. The volume is comprehensive and immensely authoritative. --Griffith Edwards, CBE, DSc, DM, FRCP, FRCPsych, Editor-in-Chief, Addiction, National Addiction Centre, London -

• 1. Introduction, Leonard and Blane2. Alcohol and Tension Reduction, Greeley and Oei3. Personality and Alcoholism: Issues, Methods, and Etiological Processes, Sher, Trull, Bartholow, and Vieth4. Social Learning Theory, Maisto, Carey, and Bradizza5. Developmental Theory and Research, Windle and Davies6. Alcohol Expectancy Theory: The Application of Cognitive Neuroscience, Goldman, Del Boca, and Darkes7. Cognitive Theory and Research, Sayette8. Learning Theory and Research, Vogel-Sprott and Fillmore 9. Alcohol and Emotional Response: A Multidimensional-Multilevel Analysis, Lang, Patrick, and Stritzke10. Behavioral Genetic Models of Alcoholism and Drinking, McGue11. Neurobiological Bases of Alcohol's Psychological Effects, Fromme and D'Amico12. Conclusion, Leonard and Blane