What is it about?
The paper defines confrontation as warnings about potential harm and reports how these statements are received among a sample of persons entering recovery homes
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Why is it important?
Confrontation has only been studies as personal attacks and attempts to "break down denial." While these behaviors have destructive impacts, confrontation defined as warnings about potential harm (supportive confrontation) were experienced as supportive and helpful.
Perspectives
The paper is important because some types of interactions that are confrontational are experienced as helpful and we need research to differentiate helpful from destructive confrontation.
Dr Douglas L Polcin
Public Health Institute
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This page is a summary of: Confrontation as a form of social support and feedback, Drugs and Alcohol Today, May 2007, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/17459265200700004.
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