PSYCHODRAMA WITH AN ALCOHOL ABUSER POPULATION
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Alcoholism and the problems associated with heavy alcohol consumption among Navy personnel have received increasing attention over the past several years (Schuckit, 1974; Kolb et al, 1975, and Cahalan, 1975).
One recent report (1975) suggests that the percentage of "problem drinkers'' in the U.S. Navy may be as high as 38 percent. (Cahalan and Cisin).
One response by the Navy to the problem of alcohol abuse has been the development of specialized programs designed to treat alcohol abusers (Kolb et. al, 1975). One of these treatment programs is conducted at Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers (ARCs) in which alcohol abusers receive multimodality treatment by Navy and civilian personnel knowledgable in the field of alcohol abuse treatment. The backbone of this treatment program are alcoholism counselors who are recovered alcoholics, group counselors, and Alcoholics Anonymous. The ARCs also emphasize various genres of therapeutic methods, one of which is psychodrama.
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