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- Title
Morning Support Group: Use of a Triweekly Support Group in Outpatient Treatment of Chemical Dependence.
- Authors
Lenihan, Melissa Weintraub
- Abstract
This article focuses on alcohol and drug abuse treatment. Alcohol and drug abuse treatment is a field that has evolved from early ineffective therapies through the birth of Alcoholics Anonymous to more recent professional treatment based on research and on clinical experience. Many of the clinical therapies now in use incorporate the concepts formed by Alcoholics Anonymous but expand on them to include exploration of personal issues. Whereas Alcoholics Anonymous offers a place to obtain support and to share one's experiences, professional treatment provides a chance to examine how one interacts with others; any current alcohol and drug professional knows that a client's interpersonal difficulties are often a ready excuse for him or her to drink. This article provides background in the field of alcohol and drug abuse treatment and describes the use of an early abstinence support group in an outpatient program. Research on the clients who passed through the group over the course of one and a half year period shows that this treatment can provide a solid foundation on which to build an ongoing recovery program.
- Subjects
ALCOHOLISM; DRUG abuse; DRUG abuse treatment; ALCOHOLISM treatment; ALCOHOLICS Anonymous; HEALTH promotion
- Publication
Social Work, 1995, Vol 40, Issue 1, p127
- ISSN
0037-8046
- Publication type
Article