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Reflections on group treatments as corrective experiences for addictive vulnerability
1Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Hospital, MA, USA.
Abstract:
This article addresses how and why groups help people with addictive disorders feel better and change. It advances the position that problems in self-regulation and the psychological suffering that ensues are at the root of addictive disorders. Group work is especially effective in addressing these problems, providing a means of relief, and examining co-occurring characterological problems. The evolution of these ideas and the generation of a model for group therapy for substance abusers are traced over a 30-year period, and a list of principles about how and why group treatments work is presented. In addition, a number of advantages that group psychotherapy has over 12-step programs for some patients are provided. Group psychotherapy is presented as a unique corrective emotional experience.
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