A critical examination of some current assumptions in the treatment of alcoholism.
Recent scientific research challenges a number of traditional assumptions in the treatment of alcoholism. Two major tenets, the disease conception of alcoholism and mandatory abstinence as a goal of treatment are reviewed, and insufficient evidence is found to support a dogmatic position on either.
D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001348:Aversive Therapy; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic; D005196:Family Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment