A functioning alcoholic may feel anxious if something interrupts their usual drinking routine. These cravings are another sign of addiction. The key phrase is, of course, “functioning.” A functioning alcoholic does not experience many interruptions in work, life, or relationships due to their drin...
A functioning alcoholic is a person who is dependent on alcohol, but still functions fairly well. The signs of being a functioning...
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)defines addictionas compulsive drug-seeking despite harmful consequences. If alcoholism has led to health problems, issues at work, or put a strain on your relationship, and your spouse continues to drink, it can be a sign of alcohol addiction. Is T...
Importantly, a limited understanding of its pathophysiology, until recently, is reflected not only in the name of the disease (non-alcoholic, which defines in a negative way what the disease is not) but also in the misclassification of subjects suffering from these heterogeneous diseases, as well...
Lowry's great romp about an alcoholic British consul in a small Mexican town was published in 1947. The story is set on All Souls' Day--or the Day of the Dead--on November 2, 1938 in Quauhnahuac, Mexico. Posted by JD Hull at 11:29 PM | Comments (0) ...
Retrograde amnesia can have a significant impact on those experiencing it as well as on their loved ones. It may help totalk to a therapistto learn ways to mitigate the effects of this form of amnesia and move forward. Thanks for the feedback!
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome may also be referred to as Korsakoff psychosis, Wernicke's encephalopathy, alcoholic encephalopathy, encephalopathy-alcoholic, alcohol dementia, Wernicke's dementia, and Wernicke's disease. Informally, some people also call this condition "wet brain" syndrome. ...
Codependency derived from the term “co-alcoholic,” originating in studies of family members of substance abusers who interfered with recovery by enabling. Family therapists found that their codependent behavior started in childhood from growing up in adysfunctional family. In the 40s, German psychoan...
This perceived separation is what defines us as human, and it is this separation that has generated the crises of our world / what is wrong with the world. Because so many people perceive themselves as separate and isolated selves, we simply try to manipulate what is not-self to our own ...
The World Health Organization defines obesity as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that portends increased risk to health status [1]. Despite this relatively simplistic definition, it is a chronic disease, a major public health problem that adversely effects all aspects of mental and physical he...