title: Abstinence from alcohol in long-term individual psychotherapy with alcoholics.
abstract: Exploratory psychotherapy with alcoholics must address the problem of requiring abstinence. This depends upon the patient's capacity to abstain. In turn, this capacity is reflected in the specific transference issue of ability to introject the therapist's caring concern for the patient and for his wellbeing.
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D009769:Object Attachment; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors