PSYCHODRAMA AND GROUP THERAPY WITH YOUNG HEROIN ADDICTS RETURNING FROM DUTY IN VIETNAM

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  • PETER A. OLSSON Author

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https://doi.org/10.12926/62czyw35

Keywords:

YOUNG HEROIN ADDICTS, PSYCHODRAMA

Abstract

This paper describes the use of psychodrama and group therapy with young heroin addicts returning from duty in Vietnam. Psychodrama and group therapy have been found to be helpful in both evaluation and treatment, and. several case illustrations are presented. Included is some practical and theoretical discussion. I am convinced that psychodrama and group therapy can be of continued help in our future efforts with this agonizing problem. Reappraisal and sharing of techniques seems vital in this endeavor. At one year follow-up, via telephone interview, both men of the case presentations, and one mentioned briefly in the discussion section, are free of heroin use.

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2025-01-18

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Vol. 25 No. 4 (1972): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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