Family Therapy and Substance Abuse |
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| Authors: | Anthony Gleeson |
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| Institution: | Psychotherapist, Private Practice, 332 Pacific Highway, Lane Cove NSW 2066. Formerly employed by the Drug and Alcohol Clinic, Westmead Hospital NSW, where he was involved in researching the systemic family therapy of substance abuse. |
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| Abstract: | The approaches of family therapies to substance abuse are reviewed and evaluated. Questions from a systemic perspective are raised about the therapeutic efficacy of the structural/strategic family therapies which predominate in the literature. Consideration is given to certain clinical issues and to the place of a systemic perspective in a drug and alcohol service. |
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