In an alcohol use disorder (AUD, commonly called alcoholism), excessive alcohol use causes symptoms affecting the body, thoughts and behavior. A hallmark of the disorder is that the person continues to drink despite the problems that alcohol causes. There is no absolute number of drinks per ...
Female alcoholics experience greater affective symptomatology and are more frequently labeled with comorbid psychiatric diagnoses than male alcoholics. Subgroups of male and female alcoholics with antisocial symptomatology are strikingly similar across behavioral, psychosocial, and alcohol and drug use variables....
Signs of alcoholism, or problem drinking in general, are not always easy to spot. In order to accurately determine if a person may have a problem with alcohol, all the pertinent facts need to be properly assessed by a professional.The “facts” include: ...
Alcoholism and Affective Disorders A relationship between alcoholism and affective disorder has been noted by clinicians since the terms manic-depressive and dipsomania were coined. In fact the term dipsomania, the alcoholism of the old nomenclature, was based on the assu... D Mayfield - Spring...
Boozing is so deeply ingrained in our social gatherings, it’s easy to become desensitized to labels like “binge drinker” or “alcoholic.” Our generation has even seen the advent of the “almost alcoholic” category: men and women who are not (yet) chemically dependent on alcohol, but ...
Alcohol problems vary from mild to life-threatening and affect the individual, the person's family, and society in numerous adverse ways. Get the facts on alcoholism symptoms, signs, and treatment.
Exhibition or voyeurism, where a person has the desire to publicly expose their genitals or watch other people engaging in sexual activity, both without consent These behaviors can take a serious toll. Like drug or alcohol addiction, sex addiction can impact physical health, mental health, persona...
Women's bodies, on average, have more fat and less water than men's bodies. Using the same logic, this means that a woman will reach a higher blood alcohol concentration than a man of the same weight when both drink the same amount of alcohol. ...
Discusses alcoholism and its association with the nervous system. Ethanol intoxication; Ethanol withdrawal; Ethanol-related neurologic disorders; Myopathy;... Charness,E M.,Simon,... - 《New England Journal of Medicine》 被引量: 279发表: 1989年 The tobacco withdrawal syndrome in unaided quitters...
Alcoholism is highly problematic because it can even be life threatening in severe cases. Moreover, alcoholism doesnt just affect the alcoholic. It poses a threat to the family members, co-workers and society at large because of the behavioral changes that it can cause and other effects....