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G. Alan Marlatt, PhD, is currently professor of psychology and director of the Addictive Behaviors Research Center at the University of Washington. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Indiana University in 1968 and served a clinical internship at Napa State Hospital in California (1967–1968). After serving on the faculties of the University of British Columbia (1968–1969) and the University of Wisconsin (1969–1972), he joined the University of Washington faculty in the fall of 1972. His major focus in both research and clinical work is the field of addictive behaviors. He has been licensed as a clinical psychologist and has maintained a small private practice in the state of Washington since 1973. In addition to writing many published journal articles and book chapters, Dr. Marlatt has coedited several books in the addictions field, including Alcoholism: New Directions in Behavior Research and Treatment (1978), Relapse Prevention: Maintenance Strategies in the Treatment of Addictive Behaviors (1985), Assessment of Addictive Behaviors (1988), and Addictive Behaviors Across the Lifespan (1993). He is a consultant with the Veterans Administration, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Sciences). In 1996, Dr. Marlatt was appointed as a member of the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health. His present academic appointment is supported by a Research Scientist Award (1987–1997) from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. In 1990, Dr. Marlatt was awarded the Jellinek Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to knowledge in the field of alcohol studies. Return to Cognitive–Behavioral Relapse Prevention for Addictions |
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