The ties that bind: strategies for counseling the gay male co-alcoholic.
Within the gay male subculture, strong pressures strengthen the ties between the gay male alcoholic and emotionally significant other persons in his life. This article is an attempt to describe a theoretical model for viewing co-addiction with a more specific discussion of how this model applies to gay male relationships. The brief theoretical discussion is followed by a discussion of common presenting complaints of gay co-alcoholics and a more detailed treatment of counseling strategies, from initial contact to participation in support programs, that have proven effective in an outpatient setting.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods; D012380:Role