Alcohol Studies Research Guide

A collection of more than 50,000 videos (ranging from the beginnings of cinema to the current day). Topics include Health Sciences, History, Science & Engineering, and Social Sciences.

A selection of streaming video titles for educational purposes, including documentaries, independent and foreign films, classics, and feature films.

Over 20,000 titles. A large collection of Hollywood studio films and independent, international, and documentary titles. Many popular movies in various categories in a browsable platform.

. This video follows the course of treatment through the four stages of the Developmental Model: Drinking, Transition, Early Recovery, and Ongoing Recovery. In a dramatic reenactment of key moments in seven outpatient sessions over the course of five years, we see Dr. Brown address the multitude of challenges inherent in the treatment of alcoholics.

Cognitive therapy helps clients modify the thought patterns and maladaptive beliefs that can lead to troublesome behaviors and reactions. The cognitive therapist works collaboratively with the client to identify and change the thought patterns that relate to addictive behaviors. Includes a demonstration of Dr. Liese working with a client.

Lena Lundgren examines addiction as a biopsychosocial condition. She describes various evidence-based treatment models, how different populations are affected by addictions, the importance of continuity of care, and the role of the family in the relapse and recovery process. In the clinical demonstration, Luz Marilis Lopez works with Claudio who is seeking treatment for heroin addiction and is expressing reluctance to stay in his recovery program. Dr. Lopez offers uses Motivational Interviewing and other evidence-based strategies in her work with Claudio.

Ivy Krull examines vulnerable populations, such as homeless and LBGTQ populations, and the disparities in their access to addictions treatment services. She looks at why disparities exist and how social workers can help in closing the gap. In the clinical demonstration, Luz Marilis Lopez works with Monica who has been in and out of treatment centers for cocaine, meth, and heroin abuse.

Covers a range of current treatments for alcoholism, including outpatient rehabilitation, medication, and behavioral / cognitive therapy. (5:17 min, from NIH).

This instructional video from the "Reaching Teens: Strength-Based Communication Strategies to Build Resilience and Support Healthy Adolescent Development" series, is an example of motivational interviewing through a discussion with adolescent medicine specialist Nimi Singh and a substance-using youth about substance use.

This instructional video is a discussion with adolescent medicine specialist Sara B. Kinsman demonstrating motivational interviewing with a substance-using youth using the OARS (open-ended questions, affirmation, reflection, and summary) technique.

Living with an addiction is both heartbreaking and exhausting. Family members are torn between how to help the addict and how to avoid supporting the addiction. Through interviews with experts and with families who have experienced the addiction of a loved one, this video will offer hope-filled support in the form of practical information, advice from others who have been there, and the power of shared experiences.

SOBRIETY ROAD explores the world of addiction and the challenges to recovery. The full feature documentary includes interviews with individuals struggling with addiction, their families, inmates and professionals in the field. Sharing their insights, experiences and hope, SOBRIETY ROAD takes the viewer on a journey filled with possibilities.

Dr. Maryanne Demasi unpacks the controversy behind diagnosing mental disorders.

Bill W. tells the story of William G. Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, a man included in TIME Magazine's "100 Persons of the 20th Century". Interviews, recreations, and rare archival material reveal how Bill Wilson, a hopeless drunk near death from his alcoholism, found a way out of his own addiction and then forged a path for countless others to follow.