RT Journal
A1 Reid F, Jr.
T1 Alcoholism: Group psychotherapy and rehabilitation.
JF Archives of General Psychiatry
JO Archives of General Psychiatry
YR 1969
FD March 1
VO 20
IS 3
SP 379
OP 381
DO 10.1001/archpsyc.1969.01740150123020
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1969.01740150123020
AB This volume was difficult to read and review. I started it on a half dozen occasions, only to put it aside in favor of other reading. The reasons for this are multiple; some have to do with subject matter, some with the book, and some with the reviewer. In fairness, I will try to comment briefly on the first two and then put them aside for a more comprehensive overview of the book.As the authors note repeatedly, alcoholics have proven a source of spectacular failure for traditional psychotherapeutic approaches. Most psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers have had, in the course of their training, at least one and perhaps many experiences of partial engagement, partial contact, and a frustrating chase of the willo'-the-wisp with what we label an alcoholic. Relatively few therapists will or can point to any "therapeutic triumph" involving an alcohol addict. One