| Families Under the Influence: Changing Alcoholic Patterns Contributor(s): Elkin, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393306704 ISBN-13: 9780393306705 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1990 Annotation: Elkin outlines a clear, effective approach to treatment o alcoholic families, based on the family systems intervention of such practitioners as Mara Selvini Palazzoli, John Weakland, Jay Haley, and Milton Erickson. The book is written for alcoholics and their families, and its informal style makes it enlightening reading for anyone interested in America's top health problem. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Addiction - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Couples & Family - Medical | Neurology |
| Dewey: 616.861 |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.45" W x 8.14" (0.63 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drunkenness is powerful behavior. In time, families and friends will react to it in predictable ways. Working from this premise, family therapist Michael Elkin shows how alcoholic families develop, how they train their members, and how a therapist can interrupt their lemminglike march to disaster. The book is written for people who work with alcoholics and their families. Its informal style and commonsense approach, however, make it enlightening reading for anyone interested in America's number-one health problem. |