TARGET POPULATIONS
TSF TARGET POPULATIONS Clients Best Suited for This Counseling Approach TSF has been utilized in controlled outcome studies with alcohol abusers and alcoholics and with persons who have concurrent alcohol-cocaine abuse and dependency. It has been used with clients of diverse socioeconomic, educational, and cultural backgrounds and a range of maladjustment. Clients Poorly Suited for …∞
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The Aging Alcoholic
The patient who abuses alcohol often is in denial about his addiction and frequently becomes unruly and obstinate as necessary detox measures and treatments are carried out. When the patient is elderly, additional issues can come into play, such as dementia and a poorly functioning immune system caused by years of drinking. Increasing Numbers Unfortunately, …∞
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AA attendance was best predictor of abstinence
AA attendance was best
predictor of abstinence in a
60-year follow-up of
alcoholic men A classic
study of alcoholism This
prospective follow-up
study examined two
community cohorts of
adolescent males from
1940 until 2001. Two
hundred and sixty-eight
undergraduates and 456
non-delinquent, socially
disadvantaged adolescents
participated. Since
adolescence, these cohorts
have been followed by
repeated interview,
questionnaires, and
physical examination. The
college cohort has been
followed until age 80 and
the younger core city
cohort until age 70. DSM-
III criteria were used to
ascertain alcohol abuse
and alcohol dependence.
At some point during their
lives, 54 (20%) of the
college men and 140 (31%)
of the core city men met
criteria
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Alcohol and Hepatitis
Alcohol abuse also seems to reduce both sensitivity to interferon and adherence to treatment.
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Hazardous alcohol use among hospital doctors in Germany
Aims; To describe alcohol use, and the prevalence and predictors of hazardous drinking, among hospital doctors. Methods. Data were collected by anonymous mail survey in 2006, from a representative national sample of 1917 (58% response rate) hospital doctors in Germany. Alcohol use was measured using the AUDIT-C, scores of 5 or more for males and …∞
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Methadone Patients Drink Heavily
To optimize MMT, alcohol screening should be part of routine assessment and alcohol treatment should be made available within MMT programs.
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Alcohol Use Disorders: Chronic or Not?
Interviews of a representative sample of 43,093 U.S. adults provide new information on the usual course of alcohol use disorders (abuse or dependence). Approximately 5% of adults had past-year abuse while 4% had past-year dependence. Lifetime prevalences were 18% and 13%, respectively. Of those with lifetime alcohol dependence, only 24% reported ever having received alcohol …∞
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