The “Swedish model” of dealing with alcohol problems
Historical trends and future challenges
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11057348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Blomqvist (0000-0003-0586-2817, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 253-320 |
| Publication date | 1998-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Drug Problems (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-4509 • E-ISSN: 2163-1808 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/009145099802500203 |
| OpenAlex | W234225747 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 17 |
The paper describes and analyzes the development of prevention and care of alcohol problems in Sweden, from the emergence of the temperance issue as a public concern at the turn of the 19th century to the economic and ideological changes that seem to challenge the “Swedish model” of dealing with alcohol problems 100 years later. By applying an analytical model that transcends the common “badness-illness” dualism and provides a bridge between a social-political and a clinically oriented perspective, an attempt is made to relate the historical succession of dominant approaches to alcohol problems to the changing roles of the welfare state. The paper concludes by discussing the future prospects in Sweden of the type of community approach to handling alcohol problems that was first launched at the beginning of the century in Ivan Bratt's pioneer work but still awaits a major breakthrough in practice
Dualism · Epistemology · Ideology · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science) · Welfare state · Computer Science · Health Policy Implementation Science · Law · Schizophrenia research and treatment · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
The nature of and responsibility for alcohol and drug problems
Recovery with and without Treatment
Problem attribution and intervention. The interpretation of problem causations and solutions in regard of Brickman et al
The First Social Policy
Toward a Comparative Analysis of State Alcohol-Control Systems
Social policy and welfare state in Sweden
The culture of public problems
Symbolic crusade
The disease concept of alcoholism.
Models of helping and coping.
Images of Issues
Models of Alcoholism
From the community mental health movement to the war on drugs
Socialtjänsten och den hemlöse alkoholisten
Notes on Alcohol and the State
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2008 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |