MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'alcoholism treatment'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:56:37 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4554797&cid=t_250409_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Flast-call-for-alcoholism-recovery%2F  A recovery book Last Call is the first book, outside of Alcoholics Anonymous’ own publications, to offer an insider’s perspective on how and why AA is the most effective alcoholism treatment program in the world.Using powerful first-person narratives — composites of many individual experiences with the disease and recovery — Hedblom demystifies the meetings, the twelve steps, the Promises, and the sponsors"I knew about drunk, but did not know anything about living sober. I hadn’t really been sober for fifteen years. It wasn’t enough that I stopped drinking. I had to learn how to live."The journey from alcoholic insanity to sobriety — and the pivotal role of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in navigating that transition — is the focus of... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4554797 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:36:00 +0100 4554797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3889305&cid=t_250409_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fwhat-is-alcoholism-3%2F Alcoholism is a primary, chronic, progressive disorder that has a predictable course; with inherited, physical, psychological and environmental risk factors; and is fatal if not treated and its progress arrested. A Disease of the Brain Alcoholism is also a brain disease because alcohol changes the brain—it changes its structure, how it works and how it thinks. These brain changes can be long lasting, and lead to the harmful behaviors seen in people who are alcoholic. Primary Alcoholism is not the result of another disorder but it is a causative factor in other disorders. Chronic Alcoholism is a chronic condition that continues over a long time, progresses consistently or intermittently, and can be managed. Progressive and Predictable As an addictive drug, alcohol use over time ca... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3889305 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:15:00 +0100 3889305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251405&cid=t_250409_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fdelirium-tremens%2F The DT’s “That year I went to an alcohol treatment program twice. The first time I was in treatment, I was shaving at the mirror in the bathroom and it seemed to me that my beard was growing back in as fast as I could shave it off. Even though I was in a hospital gown, I escaped, running down the streets and jumping up and over fences. I was on the porch of a woman’s house banging on the door for her to let me in when the police arrived. I tried to convince them she was my wife and my children were inside, but they saw the hospital bracelet on my wrist, and they took me back to the program. … “The doctor told me that if I went into DTs like that again I might not come out.” Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Ed, p 482. See also; One Day at a Time Slogan Does AA Work? Tw... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251405 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:40:19 +0100 3251405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3153649&cid=t_250409_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FiLoNIU_9hRs%2F Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). People usually become infected after coming in contact with blood from an infected person. Sharing needles or other equipment for injecting drugs is the most common way of spreading HCV. The disease also can be spread by sexual contact. About 4 million people in the [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com) Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3153649 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:20:57 +0100 3153649 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1187124&cid=t_250409_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F01%2F29%2Fnine-reasons-to-get-psychotherapy%2F When is it time to consider psychotherapy? is a great article written by Karen Rogers, MFCC. Sometimes people don’t seek professional help because of stigma and stereotypes, like that a belief it’s only for seriously ill people. Rogers explains what psychotherapy is (for example, that it doesn’t provide answers but helps you reach your own) and suggests nine reasons to consider it. A major life event like a breakup, death, financial crisis or an accident will cause distress - which is totally normal - but if the distress doesn’t improve over time therapy can help resolve it. Other reasons include “when you notice yourself repeating negative patterns with work, family, friends or personal pursuits,” “when your work and/or personal life is negative... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1187124 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:38:30 +0100 1187124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=841653&cid=t_250409_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2007%2F09%2F04%2Fhomelessness-and-addictions%2F Bums by Peter Bagge is a great comic e-book (it’s short, just four pages) with some of the most all-around rational views on homelessness I’ve ever read. Includes a description of the Housing First approach, which is to get people sleeping indoors and *then* work on treatment. In Vancouver, BC the InSite safe injection site illustrates a major roadblock in dealing with homelessness: moral judgments and ideology obstructing science and clinical mental health care. A letter published in Open Medicine signed by 134 doctors, scientists, politicians, police members and community workers protests the federal government’s reluctance to approve funding and demands a reasonable explanation. The evidence base is clear: InSite prevents deaths, the spread of disease, reduces crime,... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=841653 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:54:00 +0100 841653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=737694&cid=t_250409_151_f&fid=35816&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.encognitive.com%2Falcoholism%2Flinks%2Falcoholism-and-alcohol-addiction-treatment-2007-jul-16.html Alcoholism and alcohol addiction treatment book. Discover the cause and holistic cure to the addiction. (Source: ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Alcoholism) ENCOGNITIVE.COM - Alcoholism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=737694 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:12:11 +0100 737694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=467925&cid=t_250409_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2007%2F02%2F22%2Fhow-can-you-help-your-alcoholic-parent%2F A while back I wrote a post on Addiction Transfer to which where posted several comments. Recently, I received comments from one reader, Mary, who requested additional information about where to go for help for her alcoholic mother. Mary, this entry is for you. First of all, let me start off by saying; I am not a therapist or a doctor. I am simply a resourceful, empathetic and persevering individual. My work in the field of mental health was primarily as a mentor, a life skills coach and as an advocate and proxy of therapeutic and medical care for people suffering from a wide spectrum of mental disorders. My advice comes to you only from the sources available to me, which are, at this moment in time, the internet and my experience knowing people who have dealt substance abuse. The best... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=467925 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:43:19 +0100 467925