Cooper D E
Am J Psychother. 1987 Jan;41(1):55-67. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.1.55.
A psychological model portrays substance abuse as the result of efforts to self-medicate for particularly painful affect states. Long-term psychotherapy is the treatment of choice for the hypersensitization to affects. The important role of group psychotherapy in substance-abuse treatment is discussed in light of clinical results.
