Sydney Walter2026-03-222026-03-22198610.1521/jsst.1986.5.3.1https://doi.org/10.1521/jsst.1986.5.3.1https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/60072Citaciones: 1Sometimes all direct efforts to encourage detachment in the co-dependent of an alcoholic system are unsuccessful, generating frustration in the therapist and hopelessness in the couple. This paper explores an alternative method of unhooking the co-dependent from the drinking behavior of the spouse.enSpouseFrustrationPsychologyCharge (physics)Compression (physics)PsychotherapistSocial psychologyPutting the Co-Dependent in Charge: A Compression Approach to an Alcoholic Systemarticle