Former alcoholics and social drinking: An unexpected finding.

Former alcoholics and social drinking: An additional observation.

“…The above case findings correspond with the findings in the case reported by Anant (1968), and with an additional observation of mine in yet another case. In the other case the patient had formerly been an alcoholic, had stopped drinking before being referred to me, but was fearful of becoming addicted again and consequently would not take a drink.…”

“…While admittedly anecdotal in nature, the above case observations may add some further support to the desirability of re-examining the issue raised by Anant (1968).…”

“…A note in the January issue of the Canadian Psychologist reports that in a follow-up study of alcoholics treated with aversive conditioning, one subject was found who reported that he could return to social drinking two years following completion of treatment (Anant, 1968). In the light of this report, a case of mine seems worthy of brief report.…”

Controlled social drinking: An alternative to abstinence as a treatment goal for some alcohol abusers.

“…Subsequent to the reviews by Pattison (1966Pattison ( , 1967, reports of instances of moderate drinking appeared more frequently in accounts of follow-up (Anant, 1968;Bailey & Stewart, 1967;Pokorny, Miller, & Cleveland, 1968;Quirk, 1968). The report of Pokorny et al (1968) is especially noteworthy in that 25% of 88 patients on whom follow-up was conducted achieved moderate social drinking for as long as 1 year; a remarkable percentage for an abstinence-oriented program.…”