USING PSYCHODRAMA TO INTRODUCE A NEW DRUG ADDICT TO MEMBERS OF A CONCEPT HOUSE: A CASE STUDY

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  • E. ROBERT BOLIN Author

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https://doi.org/10.12926/vk69k161

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PSYCHODRAMA

Abstract

After a new member has gone through the initial "screening" and is admitted as a family member to a drug program, there is a considerable amount of initial anxiety felt by the new member. If this member happens to be a female being admitted to a program than has previously been available only to males, such anxious feelings are compounded. Additionally, male members of the program have many varied reactions to the sudden presence of a female in their midst.

When I was confronted with this situation, I decided a good approach to the problem would be one using the methods of psychodrama. At the time, two new females had been admitted to the drug house where I was working as a director of psychodramatic scenes.

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2025-01-16

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Vol. 24 No. 1-2 (1971): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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