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Practical Approaches to Alcoholism Psychotherapy

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Editors:
  1. Sheldon Zimberg

    1. Hospital for Joint Diseases and Medical Center, New York, USA
      Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA

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  2. John Wallace

    1. Talbot House, Putnam County Alcoholism Services, Mahopac, USA
      Hospital for Joint Diseases and Medical Center, USA
      The Rockefeller University, New York, USA

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  3. Sheila B. Blume

    1. Charles K. Post Alcoholism Rehabilitation Unit, Central Islip Psychiatric Center, Central Islip, USA
      College of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, USA
      School of Medicine, State University of New York of Stony Brook, Stony Brook, USA

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Theoretical Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Principles of Alcoholism Psychotherapy

      • Sheldon Zimberg
      Pages 3-18

    3. Working with the Preferred Defense Structure of the Recovering Alcoholic

      • John Wallace
      Pages 19-29

    4. Critical Issues in Alcoholism Therapy

      • John Wallace
      Pages 31-43

  3. Techniques of Treatment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    2. Psychiatric Office Treatment of Alcoholism

      • Sheldon Zimberg
      Pages 47-62

    3. Group Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Alcoholism

      • Sheila B. Blume
      Pages 63-76

    4. Psychodrama and the Treatment of Alcoholism

      • Sheila B. Blume
      Pages 77-97

    5. Behavioral-Modification Methods as Adjuncts to Psychotherapy

      • John Wallace
      Pages 99-117

    6. Family Therapy of Alcoholism

      • Celia Dulfano
      Pages 119-136

    7. Treatment of the Significant Other

      • Donald P. Howard, Nancy T. Howard
      Pages 137-162

    8. The Folk Psychotherapy of Alcoholics Anonymous

      • L. A. Alibrandi
      Pages 163-180

  4. Treatment of Specific Populations of Alcoholics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181
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    2. The Psychotherapy of Alcoholic Women

      • John S. Tamerin
      Pages 183-203

    3. Treatment of Socioeconomically Deprived Alcoholics

      • Sheldon Zimberg
      Pages 205-218

    4. Psychotherapy of Adolescent Alcohol Abusers

      • Jay Fischer
      Pages 219-235

    5. Psychosocial Treatment of Elderly Alcoholics

      • Sheldon Zimberg
      Pages 237-251

  5. Clinical Evaluation of Patient Progress

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 253-253
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    2. Evaluation of Patient Progress

      • Douglas K. Chalmers, John Wallace
      Pages 255-277
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About this book

Sodetal attitudes toward alcoholism are characterized by several types of denial, with disastrous personal and sodal consequences. Refusal to admit the extent of alcoholism as a major national health problem leads to a public policy which allocates relatively few resources to research, prevention, treatment, or rehabilitation. On an individual basis, the combination of sodally approved drinking and the stigma assigned to the chronic alcoholic results in individuals blinding themselves to the existence of the problem in family, friend, and self until it has reached such an advanced or obvious degree that denial is no longer possible. There is the third kind of denial, exemplified by therapeutic de­ spair, which proclaims thatgaps in knowledge of the cause of alco­ holism are so great and failures to treat alcoholics successfully so dra­ matic that there is no assurance that efforts will lead to a positive outcome. This denial is perhaps the most troublesome because it re­ flects an attitude of therapeutic helplessness. It discourages families from seeking help, and it reinfOlces the tendency of physidans and other human-services workers to overlook the presence of alcoholism as they treat its physical, sodal, and economic consequences. Denial frequently surrounds those who treat alcoholics with an aura of hope­ lessness, which itself is a negative therapeutic force.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Hospital for Joint Diseases and Medical Center, New York, USA

    Sheldon Zimberg

  • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA

    Sheldon Zimberg

  • Talbot House, Putnam County Alcoholism Services, Mahopac, USA

    John Wallace

  • Hospital for Joint Diseases and Medical Center, USA

    John Wallace

  • The Rockefeller University, New York, USA

    John Wallace

  • Charles K. Post Alcoholism Rehabilitation Unit, Central Islip Psychiatric Center, Central Islip, USA

    Sheila B. Blume

  • College of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, USA

    Sheila B. Blume

  • School of Medicine, State University of New York of Stony Brook, Stony Brook, USA

    Sheila B. Blume

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Practical Approaches to Alcoholism Psychotherapy

  • Editors: Sheldon Zimberg, John Wallace, Sheila B. Blume

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7652-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4615-7654-9Published: 30 April 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-7652-5Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 288

  • Topics: Psychotherapy and Counseling, Psychotherapy, Psychiatry

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