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Treatment of Socioeconomically Deprived Alcoholics

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This chapter will discuss the problem of alcoholism among socioeconomically deprived alcoholics living in urban areas. The experience in treatment approaches is based on extensive work with Black alcoholics in Harlem and Puerto Rican alcoholics in East Harlem.

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  1. Hospital for Joint Diseases and Medical Center, New York, New York, USA

    Sheldon Zimberg (Director of Psychiatry, Associate Professor of Psychiatry)

  2. Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Sheldon Zimberg (Director of Psychiatry, Associate Professor of Psychiatry)

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Hospital for Joint Diseases and Medical Center, New York, New York, USA

    Sheldon Zimberg M.D. (Director of Psychiatry, Associate Professor of Psychiatry) (Director of Psychiatry, Associate Professor of Psychiatry)

  2. Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Sheldon Zimberg M.D. (Director of Psychiatry, Associate Professor of Psychiatry) (Director of Psychiatry, Associate Professor of Psychiatry)

  3. Talbot House, Putnam County Alcoholism Services, Mahopac, New York, USA

    John Wallace Ph.D. (Director, Psychological Consultant, Guest Investigator) (Director, Psychological Consultant, Guest Investigator)

  4. Hospital for Joint Diseases and Medical Center, USA

    John Wallace Ph.D. (Director, Psychological Consultant, Guest Investigator) (Director, Psychological Consultant, Guest Investigator)

  5. The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA

    John Wallace Ph.D. (Director, Psychological Consultant, Guest Investigator) (Director, Psychological Consultant, Guest Investigator)

  6. Charles K. Post Alcoholism Rehabilitation Unit, Central Islip Psychiatric Center, Central Islip, New York, USA

    Sheila B. Blume M.D. (Unit Chief, Co-Director Caribbean Institute on Alcoholism, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry) (Unit Chief, Co-Director Caribbean Institute on Alcoholism, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry)

  7. College of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, USA

    Sheila B. Blume M.D. (Unit Chief, Co-Director Caribbean Institute on Alcoholism, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry) (Unit Chief, Co-Director Caribbean Institute on Alcoholism, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry)

  8. School of Medicine, State University of New York of Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, USA

    Sheila B. Blume M.D. (Unit Chief, Co-Director Caribbean Institute on Alcoholism, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry) (Unit Chief, Co-Director Caribbean Institute on Alcoholism, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry)

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Zimberg, S. (1978). Treatment of Socioeconomically Deprived Alcoholics. In: Zimberg, S., Wallace, J., Blume, S.B. (eds) Practical Approaches to Alcoholism Psychotherapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7652-5_12

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