Finding the common ground: contemporary psychoanalysis and substance abuse treatment.
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Recent changes in psychoanalysis and substance abuse treatment are healing long-standing rifts that had kept these two fields apart. This article elaborates the historical positions that contributed to the schism and describes how the harm reduction model of substance abuse treatment and the relational orientation in psychoanalysis can bring them together. Three clinical examples illustrate how integrating these methods can offer an approach that is effective and comprehensive.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of addictive diseases
دوره 28 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009