Citation

Perez M, Pilsecker C. Soc. Work Health Care 1989; 14(2): 15-25.

Affiliation

VA Medical Center, Long Beach, CA 90822.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2631279

Abstract

To incorporate family therapy into an inpatient treatment program for spinal cord injured substance abusers required overcoming both staff and patient resistance. Since it became an integral part of the program, family therapy has shown itself to be helpful in dealing with this population's tendency to adapt to their injury either by overdependency or overachievement. Its usefulness to patients with other chronic disabilities appears to warrant consideration.

Language: en