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Some Sources of Alienation for Drug Addicts

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Content Analysis of Verbal Behavior

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One major focus in research concerned with drug addiction has been the interpersonal relationships of the addicts, particularly within their family. Families of addicts have been variously depicted as showing extreme marital tension, family breakdown, ineffectuality of fathers, pathology of mothers, alcoholism, cruelty, and overdependent, overprotective relationships [1–5]. Some of these factors have been seen as causes of addiction, others as factors contributing to addiction. Some researchers emphasize the need for family reconciliation and family therapy, while others see separation and independence from families as necessary for the successful treatment of the addiction.

This research was funded by Australian Research Grants Scheme, Grant No. 77/5046 R.

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  1. Psychiatric Consultation and Liaison Division, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, 92717, Irvine, CA, USA

    Louis A. Gottschalk M.D., Ph.D. (Professor of Psychiatry and Director) (Professor of Psychiatry and Director)

  2. Psychophysiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, P.O. Box 70055, Santiago 7, Chile

    Fernando Lolas M. D. (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

  3. Department of Psychology, University of Wollongong, P.O. Box 1144, 2500, Wollongong, N.S.W., Australia

    Linda Louise Viney (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

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Viney, L.L., Westbrook, M.T., Preston, C. (1986). Some Sources of Alienation for Drug Addicts. In: Gottschalk, L.A., Lolas, F., Viney, L.L. (eds) Content Analysis of Verbal Behavior. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71085-8_14

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