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Alcoholism and the Family “A Systemic Approach”
The total cost to American society of excessive alcohol consumption including lost productivity, healthcare costs, “drunk driving accidents” and the criminal justice system was nearly $224 billion in...
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The Critical Role of Family Therapy in the Treatment of Chemical Dependence –...
In a previous post on the value and efficacy of Marital and Family Therapy in the Treatment of Alcoholism, I addressed the multigenerational relational trauma of alcohol abuse and dependence. It is...
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The Unbalanced System
Paying Attention to Power Differentials in Systemic Therapy In discussing the process of a smart divorce and post-divorce family reorganization, several people have raised the issue of how to proceed...
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The Dangers of Launching While Intoxicated
LWI and Arrested Development “There are two ways to deal with anxiety: one is with drugs, the other is with self –self is better” — Murray Bowen, MD In response to a previous blog on the difficulties...
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The Alcoholic Family
A Systemic Lack of Responsibility for Self “… Bowen Theory can be helpful no matter whom the client is!” — Kevin Cundiff How to develop a drunk in 8 or more easy steps (with apologies to Murray Bowen)?...
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