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Marathon therapy: treating rape survivors in a therapeutic community
1Behavioral Science Research in Drug Abuse, City University, New York Graduate School, New York 10036.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
Odyssey House is a therapeutic community (TC) in New York City that treats a wide range of drug abusers. For over 20 years. Odyssey House has conducted an annual marathon therapy group for women who are rape survivors. This article summarizes the program's experience with the marathon and reports on its therapeutic accomplishments.