Alcoholism Rehabilitation: A Supportive Approach

Fred BergerAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: Psychiatric Services

Volume 34, Number 11

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.34.11.1040

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The author presents several possible components of an alcoholism treatment program in which recovery is defined as total abstinence with improved life functioning. The components include individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, Alcoholics Anonymous, family therapy, behavior modification, and medications. Several combinations of these components are possible, but they all stress a supportive, here-and-now approach wherein the patient explores the deleterious effects alcohol has bad on his or her life, and learns to readjust to life without alcohol.

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Psychiatric Services

Volume 34 • Number 11 • November 1983

Pages: 1040 - 1043

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Published in print: November 1983

Published online: 1 April 2006

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Fred Berger

School of Medicine of the University of California, San Diego; San Diego Veterans Administration Medical Center, 3350 La Jolla Drive, San Diego, California 92161

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