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Family Therapy as a Treatment Modality for Alcoholism

Marion Lazar Usher, Jeffrey Jay, David R. Glass, Jr.

SUMMARY. The phases in the course of treatment are discussed and the unique characteristics of each phase are presented, paying special attention to the dangers for families of the crisis of initial sobriety and focusing on the underlying family issues previously disguised by the alcoholism.