The book brings together the most up-to-date knowledge and expertise covering the whole topic of alcohol. It presents the practical skills needed to offer ethical intervention and treatment and implement ethical person-centered care. It is a practice-based text that aims to improve ethical relationships, responses, care and practice necessary to be effective in interventions and treatment with those experiencing alcohol use and health problems. The focus is on combining the principles and philosophy of alcohol prevention and intervention, in hospital and community. Each chapter provides self-assessment exercises, reflective practice exercises, key points and a "to learn more" section, and develops a theoretical framework, before broadening to include application in care and practice. This work will appeal to a wide readership, from professionals working within the mental health care and practice environment to mental health students.

David B. Cooper has specialized in mental health and substance use for over 40 years. He is currently an Honorary Research Associate: Drug and Alcohol Research Centre - Middlesex University and Associate Editor for the Journal of Substance Use. He is former Editor-in-Chief of this journal. He also served as an editor-in-chief of Mental Health and Substance Use. Seminal work includes Alcohol Home Detoxification and Assessment, and Alcohol Use (both published by Radcliffe Publishing, Oxford). David Cooper edited a series of seven textbooks with the series title of Mental Health-Substance Use (CRC Press / Routledge) and co-edited a series of three book with the series title of Palliative Care within Mental Health (CRC Press). He has edited and or written 12 books. He has published over 60 journal articles, and 25 book chapters that cover, transcultural concerns, communication, service management, hope and coping, assessment, and therapeutic relationships, including work published by WHO.