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Jay Haley begins with a brief overview of Erickson's ideas on alcoholics followed by a discussion with Erickson on a number of cases highlighting his interventions. Erickson describes one case where he helped an alcoholic's wife feel less helpless by instructing her to take a sum of money equal to the amount her husband spent on liquor and using it for herself. The four cases covered include: The Liquor Deposit; An Alcoholic Pilot; Hiding the Liquor; and The Alcoholic Who Hates Her Mother. Previously published with the title Milton H. Erickson, MD: In His Own Voice Problem Drinkers under ISBN: 9780931513107.

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Jay Haley studied with Dr. Erickson for 17 years. He is a major editor of Erickson's works and has authored many books about him. Mr. Haley has been professor at Stanford University, Howard University, the University of Maryland, and is currently professor at the California School of Professional Psychology. Madeleine Richeport-Haley is a noted anthropologist film-maker who studied with Erickson.

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