Griffith Edwards on the parallel fields of Addiction Treatment and Psychiatry

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History And Historical Events
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07-06-2008
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Griffith says that addiction treatment adopted the Alcoholics Anonymous model sooner than psychiatry. He also says that treatment is often beneficial.

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1) BOOK:Psychotherapy, Psychological Treatments and the Addictions 1996 Edited by Griffith Edwards and Christopher Dare. Cambridge University Press.
Edited by Griffith Edwards and Christopher Dare. Cambridge University Press.
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