title: A trial of the use of psychodrama for women with alcohol problems.
abstract: Psychodrama is a method of group psychotherapy in which the subject can be helped to explore the psychological dimensions of his or her problems through the enactment of conflict situations. This study aimed to investigate the perceived effectiveness of psychodrama in the treatment of women with alcohol problems. A group of six women undertaking psychodrama in a centre in Northern Ireland were surveyed by questionnaire and participant observation. It was found that psychodrama was perceived as being useful by the four subjects who had a better education and were demonstrably more verbally expressive and extroverted. Alcohol problems need to be understood and treated in the social context in which they develop and thrive; psychodrama enpowers problem drinkers to explore their unique social context.
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authors.lastname: Loughlin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009660:Northern Ireland; D011577:Psychodrama; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology