SILKWORTH
The Little Doctor Who Loved Drunks
Author: DALE MITCHEL
Contents
Foreword by Adelaide Silkworth xi Foreword by Recovering Physicians xiv Preface xxi Acknowledgments xxiiiChapter One: The Early Years, 1873–1896
1 Chapter Two: Finding a Career Path, 1896–1930 15 Chapter Three: Getting Down to Work, 1928–1939 39 Chapter Four: Creating a Legacy, 1939–1951 73 Epilogue 113
Appendixes
A: Significant Dates 125 B: William Duncan Silkworth Family Tree 129 C: The Silkworth Doctrines 131 Notes of the Jungle Plant 132 Alcoholism as a Manifestation of Allergy 137 Reclamation of the Alcoholic 144 Excerpt from "The Doctor's Opinion" 152 Psychological Rehabilitation of Alcoholics 153 A New Approach to Psychotherapy in Chronic Alcoholism 158 A Highly Successful Approach to the Alcoholic Problem 165 Slips and Human Nature 170 Duffy's Tavern 174 Speech by Dr. Silkworth 178 Speech by Dr. Silkworth 180 ix
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The Prevention of Alcoholism: A Challenge to the Catholic Clergy 184 D: Other Writings 189 Dr. Silkworth's Rx for Sobriety 190 The Little Doctor Who Loved Drunks
193 E: General References and Suggested Readings 201 Notes
219 Index 231
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