COLLOQUIALISMS OF THE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY TREATMENT OF THE ADOLESCENT DRUG ABUSER

• NCJ Number: 10638
• Journal: Federal Probation Volume: 37 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1973) Pages: 46-50
• Author(s): R BROOK; P C WHITEHEAD
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PHILOSOPHIES OF TREATMENT EMPLOYED AT A RESIDENTIAL CENTER HANDLING AMPHETAMINE ABUSERS IN CANADA.

Abstract

TREATMENT RESTS ON THE FOLLOWING TENETS- AN ACCEPTANCE BY THE PATIENT OF NEW THOUGHT PATTERNS TO REPLACE OLD RATIONALIZATIONS, THE PATIENT MUST SET POSITIVE GOALS AND ACT ACCORDINGLY, THE PATIENTS 'TURN AROUND' AND HELP FELLOW PATIENTS, AND THE PATIENT MUST ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS GROWTH AND CHANGE.