 Dr Max Meier Glatt, (26 January 1912 – 14 May 2002) was one of the pioneers in the treatment of people with an addictive personality trait.Appointed as a consultant in 1958 he set up an alcohol dependency unit in a female ward.His approach of creating a "therapeutic community" with a 12-week inpatient stay to help patents come to terms with their problems and explore new methods of living in the future without their addiction was found to be a great success.