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Future Caregivers’ Views on Alcoholism Treatment; a Poor Prognosis

Henry Wechsler, Mary Rohman

SUMMARY. Few students preparing for careers in medicine, nursing, social work, or counseling are interested in devoting their professional time to the care of problem drinkers; this reluctance to become involved in the treatment of alcohol problems is related to prognostic pessimism and negative assessments of existing therapeutic resources for alcoholism treatment.