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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 123, No. 5

Articles | November 01, 1966

The Management of Pathologic Interdependency in Drug Addiction

RALPH B. LITTLE; MANUEL M. PEARSON

Am J Psychiatry 1966;123:554-560.

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Associate in Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Supervising and Attending Psychiatrist, Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital, 111 North 49th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19139

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Senior Attending Psychiatrist at the Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital

1966-67, American Psychiatric Association

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The concept of the addictor has been formulated to describe a person who finds relief from his emotional tensions by unconsciously encouraging and/or perpetuating the drug addiction of another individual. The authors point out that understanding of the pathological interdependency which may exist between the addict and a significant other person in his environment can facilitate the psychiatrist's treatment of drug addiction and may determine its success or failure.

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