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Brandsma 1980
''Outpatient Treatment of Alcoholism'' is a book by Jeffery Brandsma, Maxie C. Maultsby Jr., and Richard J. Welsh, published in 1980. It describes a study of 260 individuals, 184 referred by the courts and 76 self-referred or referred by other agencies for 210 days. Participants were assigned randomly within five groups: Alcoholics Anonymous, AA-like meetings, Rational behavior therapy, RBT therapy administered by a non-professional, RBT therapy administered by degreed professionals, Insight-oriented psychotherapy, Insight Therapy administered by professionals, and a Treatment and control groups, control group which received no treatment. Methodology The AA treatment meeting was created by the research team, and was held at a rented office building set up to run the overall study. The meeting was open to the public, but it is unknown whether the meeting was listed in local AA directories. While initially run by two AA members with over 10 years of experience before the trial s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is, broadly, any drinking of alcohol (drug), alcohol that results in significant Mental health, mental or physical health problems. Because there is disagreement on the definition of the word ''alcoholism'', it is not a recognized diagnostic entity. Predominant diagnostic classifications are alcohol use disorder (DSM-5) or alcohol dependence (ICD-11); these are defined in their respective sources. Excessive alcohol use can damage all organ systems, but it particularly affects the brain, heart, liver, pancreas and immune system. Alcoholism can result in mental illness, delirium tremens, Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome, Heart arrhythmia, irregular heartbeat, an impaired immune response, liver cirrhosis and alcohol and cancer, increased cancer risk. Drinking during pregnancy can result in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Women are generally more sensitive than men to the harmful effects of alcohol, primarily due to their smaller body weight, lower capacity to metaboli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
