Milton H. Erickson, MD Stevie Wilkinson The best and most characteristic

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Milton H. Erickson, MD Stevie Wilkinson The best and most characteristicJay 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;