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OverviewSodetal 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sheldon ZimbergPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1978 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.459kg ISBN: 9781461576549ISBN 10: 1461576547 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 30 April 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsTheoretical Considerations.- 1 Principles of Alcoholism Psychotherapy.- 2 Working with the Preferred Defense Structure of the Recovering Alcoholic.- 3 Critical Issues in Alcoholism Therapy.- Techniques of Treatment.- 4 Psychiatric Office Treatment of Alcoholism.- 5 Group Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Alcoholism.- 6 Psychodrama and the Treatment of Alcoholism.- 7 Behavioral-Modification Methods as Adjuncts to Psychotherapy.- 8 Family Therapy of Alcoholism Celia Dulfano.- 9 Treatment of the Significant Other.- 10 The Folk Psychotherapy of Alcoholics Anonymous.- Treatment of Specific Populations of Alcoholics.- 11 The Psychotherapy of Alcoholic Women.- 12 Treatment of Socioeconomically Deprived Alcoholics.- 13 Psychotherapy of Adolescent Alcohol Abusers.- 14 Psychosocial Treatment of Elderly Alcoholics.- Clinical Evaluation of Patient Progress.- 15 Evaluation of Patient Progress.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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