Alcoholism: Illness or Problem in Interaction?.

Finlay, Donald G.

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Publication Date: 1974

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Alcoholism: Illness or Problem in Interaction?

Finlay, Donald G.

Social Work, 19, 4, 398-404, Jul 74

Treatment of alcoholics has long been based on the concept that alcoholism is an illness. A more recent concept suggests that excessive drinking may be a symptom of the person's faulty interaction with family and others. Results of treatment on this basis are promising. (Author)

Descriptors: Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Diseases, Drinking, Health Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Workers

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