The Therapeutic Community: A Successful Approach for Treating Substance Abusers

by Lewis Yablonsky

Book Overview

This book offers an insider's look at the daily life, practical goals, and treatment of a therapeutic community. The text is supported throughout by recovering addicts who speak of their own experiences within a therapeutic community. These revealing stories demonstrate how individuals who start out resistant to help and protective of their addictions make the transition to healthy, productive lives.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089876145X
• ISBN13: 9780898761450
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Gardner Press, Incorporated
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.