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Posted on April 25, 2013 at 9:03 pm by Sparrow

The Experiences of Alcohol Dependence
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Experiences of alcohol dependence: a qualitative study INTRODUCTION AND AIMS OF THE STUDY: Despite the increasing incidence of alcohol misuse and the costs it incurs, British society continues to hold equivocal and ambiguous attitudes towards drinking, and understanding of the nature of alcohol dependence and related issues is limited. This qualitative study aimed to investigate …∞

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Posted on April 22, 2013 at 8:27 pm by Sparrow

Alcohol Brief Intervention in Primary Practice
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Are Brief Alcohol Interventions Likely to be Effective in Routine Primary Care Practice? A number of meta-analyses have demonstrated the modest efficacy of brief interventions (BI) for nondependent unhealthy alcohol use in primary care settings. Whether this level of efficacy can be expected when BIs are delivered outside of research studies in not known. This …∞

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Posted on April 11, 2013 at 7:00 pm by Sparrow

AA Assists Alcoholics Avoid Alcohol
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Avoidance of alcohol-related stimuli in alcohol-dependent inpatients BACKGROUND: Previous research has shown an attentional bias toward drug-related stimuli in heavy social drinkers. Attentional orientation to drug-related cues may lead to increased craving and preoccupation with the drug and impaired ability to focus attention on nondrug-related activities, resulting in renewed drug taking or relapse from drug …∞

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Posted on February 27, 2013 at 12:51 pm by Sparrow

Postural Sway in Alcoholics
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Postural sway among abstinent alcoholics can be improved up to a point Excessive sway during quiet standing is a common and significant consequence of chronic alcoholism, even after prolonged sobriety, and can lead to fall-related injury and even death. A new study of residual postural instability in alcohol-abstinent men and women shows that alcoholics improve …∞

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Posted on January 28, 2013 at 9:14 am by Sparrow

Doctors Drinking Affects Next Days Surgery
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Persistent Next-Day Effects of Excessive Alcohol Consumption on Laparoscopic Surgical Performance Purpose; To examine the effect of previous-day excessive alcohol consumption on laparoscopic surgical performance. Study 1 was a randomized controlled trial. Study 2 was a cohort study. Sixteen science students (laparoscopic novices) participated in study 1. Eight laparoscopic experts participated in study 2. All …∞

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Posted on January 14, 2013 at 7:08 am by Sparrow

Understanding Stress & alcohol
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Understanding Stress:
Characteristics and
Caveats Hymie Anisman,
Ph.D. and Zul Merali, Ph.D.
Exposure to stressful
situations is among the
most common human
experiences. These types
of situations can range
from unexpected calamities
to routine daily
annoyances. In response
to stressors, a series of
behavioral, neurochemical,
and immunological changes
occur that ought to serve
in an adaptive capacity.
However, if those systems
become overly taxed, the
organism may become
vulnerable to pathology.
Likewise, the biological
changes, if sufficiently
sustained, may themselves
adversely affect the
organism’;s well-being.
Several factors may dictate
an individual’;s response to
environmental stressors,
including characteristics of
the

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Posted on January 3, 2013 at 6:01 am by Sparrow

Loss of control of drinking
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Alcoholics and Loss of
control of drinking This
study evaluates the ability
of alcoholics to regulate
their blood alcohol levels
(BAL) within a designated
range by relying primarily
on interoceptive (internal)
cues. Forty male alcoholics
and 20 control subjects
were exposed to an initial
training session in which
they received sufficient
ethanol to maintain them
within a designated BAL
range over a 2 1/2-hour
period. They were then
exposed to two
experimental sessions, one
providing “overfeedback”
and one “underfeedback.”
During each session,
subjects had ten drinking
decisions to make with
respect to regulation of
their BAL. The results
indicated that alcoholics
displayed greater “loss-of-
control” than control
subjects. This finding
supported the hypothesis
that alcoholics

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Posted on December 6, 2012 at 12:58 am by Sparrow

The 12 Steps for Teens

Adapting 12 Step Programs For Teenagers Twelve-step programs can be extremely helpful for teens who are struggling with addiction or who are on the road to becoming addicted, but they are more useful if they are adapted to the particular needs of adolescents, according to an expert on teenage addiction. “These programs were developed for …∞

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Posted on December 5, 2012 at 11:14 pm by Sparrow

Bad Bedside Manners

8 Ways to Help Patients Feel Human More than most many recovering alcoholics, addicts and co-dependent people have experienced the following. One should insist on ones rights and respect – quietly and assertively. Dehumanization is endemic in medical practice. This article discusses the psychology of dehumanization resulting from inherent features of medical settings, the doctor–patient …∞

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Posted on November 2, 2012 at 8:49 pm by Sparrow and modified on November 4, 2012 at 10:13 pm.

Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale Predicts Drinking
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Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale Craving Scores Predict 24-Month Outcome in Alcoholic Outpatients This study was conducted to replicate previous findings on the predictive value of a German version of the Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS) by investigating 24-month treatment outcome in an outpatient setting. This was a prospective, observational study with 92 alcohol-dependent patients. The …∞

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