Abstract
Some forms and expressions of hostility toward alcoholic patients have been outlined. Hostility toward the alcoholic by those persons charged with the responsibility of aiding in his rehabilitation often perpetuates the drinking pattern. The hostility may be expressed in an overt and conscious manner, or may operate so that both patient and therapist are unconscious of its presence. Only in a warm and permissive atmosphere, can the alcoholic best be helped on the road back toward a less malignant adjustment. Possible sources of the hostility may be: (1) Unrealistic goals which are more a reflection of the therapist's hostility than an objective evaluation of the patient's potential. (2) Unconscious envy of the pleasurable aspects of excessive drinking.
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