28 Days

Gold and Brandt (2005) define alcoholism in The American Journal of Psychiatry as a, “primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. Often progressive and fatal, it is characterized by periodic or continuous impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions of thinking, most notably denial” (p. 1038). In the movie 28 days, the main character Gwen Cummings must face the consequences of the drinking habit and the affect it has on her sister Lily. The movie addresses many of the problems and feelings that addicts face as they enter treatment, as well as following Gwen through several different phases of recover such as withdrawals, group therapy, and family therapy. The movie 28 days came out in the year 2001, and stars Sandra Bullock as the main character Gwen Cummings, who is forced to enter …show more content…
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