Understanding and Dealing with AlcoholismAbstract: Basic information and practical guidelines for the general public, physicians and other health professionals who counsel alcoholic patients are contained in a brief pamphlet. Topics include discussion of: how alcohol works in the body and how it affects human mood and behavior; the variable effects of alcohol between different people; the effects of heavier than moderate drinking; characteristics of alcoholism and alcoholics; why only some drinkers become alcoholics; the disease concept of alcoholism; psychological aspects of alcoholism; prospects of alcoholism treatment and therapeutic modalities (eclectic, psycho, drug, and behavior therapies); alcoholics anonymous; the types of treatment facilities; and how to get help. (wz). |
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