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Behavioral-Modification Methods as Adjuncts to Psychotherapy

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Practical Approaches to Alcoholism Psychotherapy

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Methods that attempt to alter behavior directly without reference to assumed underlying dynamic factors have a long and respected history that predates the recent interest of modern psychologists. Various systems of yoga, for example, are now properly viewed as ancient practical psychologies—behavioral methods for achieving relaxation, discipline, and self-control. Systems of rewards and punishments as means of controlling behavior are probably as old as human civilization.

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  1. Talbot House, Putnam County Alcoholism Services, Mahopac, New York, USA

    John Wallace (Director, Psychological Consultant, Guest Investigator)

  2. Hospital for Joint Diseases and Medical Center, USA

    John Wallace (Director, Psychological Consultant, Guest Investigator)

  3. The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA

    John Wallace (Director, Psychological Consultant, Guest Investigator)

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  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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Wallace, J. (1978). Behavioral-Modification Methods as Adjuncts to 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_7

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