A must-read for anyone who wants to utilize the Transtheoretical Model of Change (TTM), also known as "stages-of-change." These guys coined the phrase and wrote the book. The publication of this book precedes the book "Substance Abuse Treatment and the Stages of Change" by Gerard Connors, Dennis Donovan, and Carlo DiClemente (also in this database) and is a great companion to it.
Here's what the publisher has to say: "To uncover the secret to successful personal change, three acclaimed psychologists studied more than 1,000 people who were able to positively and permanently alter their lives without psychotherapy. They discovered that change does not depend on luck or willpower. It is a process that can be successfully managed by anyone who understands how it works" (source: www.harpercollins.com).