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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.
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