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Principles of Alcoholism Psychotherapy

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Practical Approaches to Alcoholism Psychotherapy

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A recent article in the New York State Journal of Medicine indicated that many physicians had problems in the diagnosis and management of alcoholics (Douglas, 1976). The author suggested that Alcoholics Anonymous was the only effective treatment for alcoholics. Most professionals in the field of alcoholism consider AA an effective method of treatment for many, but by no means all, alcoholics. The experience has been that a variety of treatment approaches, often including AA, is needed for the various subpopulations of alcoholics that are to be found in a community (Zimberg, 1975).

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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). Principles of Alcoholism Psychotherapy. 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_1

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