Treating Addiction

I'm looking for ideas on the Adlerian approach to treating addiction. My understanding of Adlerian psychology is that the key to treatment can be found in the "life style" developed in the first few years of life.

Is it likely therefore that this will also hold the key to treating addiction? Would an Adlerian approach consider it possible that the addiction might be compensating for something lacking from the early life style?

My interest is whether addiction can be treated in the same fundamental way as other experiences, eg. trauma.

Replies:

Re: Treating Addiction, by Henry Stein, 5/14/97 Re: Treating Addiction, by SJJ, 5/15/97 Re: Problem of Obesity, by Henry Stein, 5/15/97

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