The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: Guidelines for Use in Primary Care. 2nd edn. World Health Organization: Geneva.Barbor TF, Higgins-Biddle JC, Saunders JB, et al. The Alcohol Use Disorders Test: Guidelines for use in primary care. 2nd edition. Geneva: World Health Organisation, ...
Evidence-based psychotherapeutic treatments for alcohol use disorder, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), 12-step facilitation, and motivational enhancement therapy, also play a major role in treatment. In addition, community-based peer support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and ...
This article describes the association between drug and alcohol use during sexual activity and high-risk sex for AIDS. Data to test this association are drawn from a prospective study of the behavioral changes made by gay men in San Francisco in response to the AIDS epidemic. Findings drawn fro...
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Unhealthy alcohol use means drinking more than the recommended amount of alcohol. This includes exceeding daily or weekly recommended limits as well asalcohol use disorder(alcohol abuse and dependence). According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): ...
Diagnostic and Referral Framework The Framework for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Diagnosis and Services (see Figure I in the original guideline document) reflects the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) recommendation that developmental screening be implemented to improve children's ...
In older adults especially, alcohol use may increase the risk for falls, serious injury, and disability related to balance problems. Alcohol use also may trigger or worsen certain medical conditions. When alcohol use is combined with multiple medications, it may magnify these problems. Older adults...
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the most effective treatments in mood disorders, mainly in major depressive episode (MDE) in the context of either unipolar (MDD) or bipolar disorder (BD). However, ECT remains a neglected and underused treatment
Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use by individuals working in the addictions field has existed as a complex, controversial personal and professional practice issue for more than 150 years. The central debate within this history involves the concept of nexusâthe boundary that ...
Stage Aidentifies the patient who is at high risk for developing HF but has no structural disorder of the heart; Stage Brefers to a patient with a structural disorder of the heart but who has never developed symptoms of HF; Stage Cdenotes the patient with past or current symptoms of HF ...