Professor Nick Heather
Nick is Emeritus Professor of Alcohol and Other Drug Studies within the
Division of Psychology. He took up this position in 2003 following retirement
from his post of Consultant Clinical Psychologist with the Newcastle, North
Tyneside and Northumberland Mental Health NHS Trust but had been associated
with Northumberland University for several years before that. He is actively
engaged in research and writing but has no teaching responsibilities.
Nick has a long-standing interest in research on addictive disorders, with an
emphasis on the treatment of alcohol problems. He has accumulated over 400
publications, including books, book chapters, articles in scientific journals
and other types of publication, mostly in the field of addictions. He was lead
investigator on a recently-completed World Health Organisation Collaborative
Project concerned with the implementation of screening and brief intervention
for alcohol problems in primary health care and, with colleagues, was
commissioned by the UK Government to produce a Review of the Effectiveness of
Treatment for Alcohol Problems published in 2006.
PUBLICATIONSHEATHER, N., PETERS, T. & STOCKWELL, T. (Eds.) (2001). International Handbook of Alcohol Dependence and Problems. Chichester: John Wiley.
HEATHER, N. & DAWE, S. (2005). Level of impaired control predicts outcome of moderation-oriented treatment of alcohol problems. Addiction, 100, 945-952.
UKATT RESEARCH TEAM (2005). Effectiveness of treatment for alcohol problems: findings of the randomised UK Alcohol Treatment Trial (UKATT). British Medical Journal, 351, 541-544.
RAISTRICK, D., HEATHER, N. & GODFREY, C. (2006). Review of the Effectiveness of Treatment for Alcohol Problems. London: National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse.
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