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A Community Plan for Military Alcoholics

ROBERT W. CONROY, BERNARD FRIEDBERG, and PATRICK KRIZAJAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 128, Number 6

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.128.6.774

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The authors formulated a plan for treating alcoholic servicemen. After a brief period of detoxification, patients were encouraged to have contact with the Mental Hygiene Consultation Service on an outpatient basis; disulfiram and Alcoholics Anonymous were also employed. Paraprofessional personnel provided the manpower needed to operate the program successfully. Although obstacles such as community resistance to the program were encountered, the results were favorable.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 128 • Number 6 • December 1971

Pages: 774 - 777

PubMed: 5147737

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Published in print: December 1971

Published online: 1 April 2006

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ROBERT W. CONROY

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BERNARD FRIEDBERG

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PATRICK KRIZAJ

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Staff Psychiatrist, the Menninger Clinic, Box 829, Topeka, Kans. 66601

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Mental Health Science, Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.

Institutional Counselor, Bethany Lutheran Children's Home, Duluth, Minn.

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A Community Plan for Military Alcoholics

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