THE CONDITIONED REFLEX TREATMENT OF CHRONIC ALCOHOLISM. X. AN ANALYSIS OF 3125 ADMISSIONS OVER A PERIOD OF TEN AND A HALF YEARS
Authors: W L VOEGTLIN, W R BROZ
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1949)

Article1 March 1949THE CONDITIONED REFLEX TREATMENT OF CHRONIC ALCOHOLISM. X. AN ANALYSIS OF 3125 ADMISSIONS OVER A PERIOD OF TEN AND A HALF YEARSWALTER L. VOEGTLIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., WILLIAM R. BROZ, M.D.WALTER L. VOEGTLIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM R. BROZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-30-3-580 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFrom the time this institution was founded in 1935 until the end of 1945, a period of ten and a half years, 3125 patients had been admitted for the treatment of chronic alcoholism. These patients received no definitive treatment for their addiction except conditioning therapy. The technic of this therapy has been reported previously.1, 2, 3Those admitted subsequent to 1940 received the benefit of reinforcement.4Reinforcement consists of periodic return for a single conditioning seance during the year following the completion of initial therapy. This was designed to maintain the conditioned reflex at its optimum level for the first...Bibliography1. VOEGTLIN WL: The treatment of alcoholism by establishing a conditioned reflex, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1940, cxcix, 802-810. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. VOEGTLINLEMEREBROZ WLFWR: Conditioned reflex therapy of alcoholic addiction. III. An evaluation of present results in the light of previous experiences with this method, Quart. Jr. Studies on Alcohol, 1940, i, 501-516. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. LEMEREVOEGTLINBROZO'HOLLARENTUPPER FWLWRPWE: Conditioned reflex treatment of chronic alcoholism: technique, Jr. Dis. Nerv. Syst., 1942, iii, 243. Google Scholar4. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Seattle, Washington*Received for publication January 6, 1948.†Chief of Staff and Research Director, Shadel Sanitarium, Seattle, Wash.‡Medical Director, Shadel Sanitarium, Seattle, Wash. 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