Drug people: Schizoid personalities in search of a treatment

Describes 2 different types of group treatment for potential and actual drug users: the crisis drug group and a community self-help group. It is suggested that schizoid relational ambivalence can be magically solved by drug use by allowing the individual to establish a "mean distance" betw...

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Published in:Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.) Ill.), 1971-01, Vol.8 (3), p.213-215
Main Author: Brown, Vivian B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communities
Crises
Drug Addiction
Drug Usage
Group Psychotherapy
Human
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Summary:Describes 2 different types of group treatment for potential and actual drug users: the crisis drug group and a community self-help group. It is suggested that schizoid relational ambivalence can be magically solved by drug use by allowing the individual to establish a "mean distance" between himself and others where there is warmth without pain. In a group context, such an individual can be helped to understand his ambivalence and experience good relationships in a safe environment. The crisis drug group is aimed toward acute and chronic users and incorporates special features, E.g., including significant others in sessions. In contrast, the community self-help group deals with teenager-parent interactions, involves members of the community, and is preventive in focus.
ISSN:0033-3204
1939-1536
DOI:10.1037/h0086662