Couples Therapy for Alcohol Use Problems: A Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Program: Therapist Guide :It is well known that alcohol abuse can have a devastating effect on a person's entire life, from work to social life to family relationships. The cycle of alcohol abuse is especially damaging ...
Without addressing the underlying causes of your initial drug or alcohol use, changing negative patterns of thought and behavior, and learning healthy ways of coping with stress and addiction triggers, you can remain incredibly vulnerable to relapse. Drug and alcohol addiction therapy is also crucial...
Alcohol problems come about from a combination of biological tendencies and environmental influences.Biology. People with a family history of alcohol use disorder are at greater risk for developing the illness themselves. For example, if a parent has AUD, a child has a four-times greater risk of...
However, the good news is that evidence-based treatments can help anyone with alcohol use disorder achieve and maintain sobriety. Treatments can include support groups, behavioral therapy, and medication. Common symptoms of alcohol use disorder include: ...
Treatment usually involves participation in a psychosocial intervention; encouraging results have been seen with family-based, cognitive behavioural and multisystemic approaches. Pharmacological interventions (e.g. those aimed at diminishing the effects of alcohol withdrawal, preventing a return to drinking ...
Psychotherapy, behavioral treatments, and social support can all be utilized in conjunction with this therapy. What are the benefits of medication-assisted treatment in opioid use and alcohol use? Here are some benefits of medication-assisted treatment in opioid use and alcohol use: Safer withdrawal...
This randomized clinical trial examines the efficacy of gabapentin as pharmacotherapy for alchohol use disorder in adults with a history of alcohol
This study examined the utilization of and the perceived need for alcohol treatment services among college-age young adults (18-22 years) according to their educational status: full-time college students, part-time college students, noncollege students (currently in school with the highest grade lev...
Gene therapy might offer a one-time, sustained treatment for patients with serious alcohol addiction, also called alcohol use disorder, according to a new study led by a researcher at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine. Theanimal study, published in the journa...
The proportion of 60+ years with excessive alcohol intake varies in western countries between 6–16 % among men and 2–7 % among women. Specific events related to aging (e.g. loss of job, physical and mental capacity, or spouse) may contribute to onset or continuation of alcohol use diso...