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W. W. Norton & Company
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May 1, 1990
ISBN-13
9780393306705

Families Under the Influence: Changing Alcoholic Patterns

by Elkin, Michael
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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.

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BrandW. W. Norton & Company
Pub dateMay 1, 1990
ISBN-100393306704
ISBN-139780393306705
Paperback228.0 pages
LanguageEnglish
Dimensions8.3 × 0.8 × 5.5 in
Weight1 lb
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