title: Services for the families of alcoholics. A survey of treatment agencies in Massachusetts.
abstract: A survey of treatment agencies showed that alcohol misusers' families remain on the periphery of the treatment process. When the spouses or children did receive services, it was usually in the form of individual counseling. Despite their growing popularity, conjoint couples therapy, group couples therapy and family treatment were seldom used.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D005190:Family; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012017:Referral and Consultation