Alcoholism

Alcoholism: Introduction

Alcoholism is the physical and mental addiction to alcohol. Prolonged abuse of alcohol caused both physical and mental conditions, and there are also various social implications from associated behaviors. Although cirrhosis of the liver is the best known complication, there are numerous physical effects to the digestive system, pancreas, nerves, and heart. Alcoholism can be difficult to diagnose because of secrecy and the tendency towards denial of a serious problem. In some cases alcoholism may actually be a symptom of an underlying condition such as depression or schizophrenia. Treatment is mainly by cessation of alcohol, usually with support from groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous, and is often successful in alleviating the condition and its related complications.

Symptoms of Alcoholism

• Drunkenness
• Craving alcohol
• Inability to stop drinking
• Need for morning alcoholic drink
• Drinking too much alcohol
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 59 symptoms of Alcoholism

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Alcoholism:

• Child Behavior: Home Testing
  • ADHD -- Home Test Kits
  • Concentration -- Home Testing
• Mental Health (Adults): Home Testing
  • Adult ADHD -- Home Testing
  • Concentration -- Home Tests
• Home Drug Tests
  • Home Marijuana Tests
  • Home Cocaine Tests
  • Home Alcohol Tests
  • Hair Drug Screening Tests
  • Methamphetamine Tests
  • Opiate Drug Tests
  • Benzodiazepine Drug Tests
  • Multiple Drug Screening Kits
• Smoking-Related Disorders: Home Testing:
  • Nicotine Home Tests
  • Home Lung Function Tests
  • Asthma-Related Home Testing
• Liver Health & Hepatitis: Home Testing
  • Home Hepatitis Tests
  • Home Liver Tests
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease Tests
• Mental Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Emotional Stress Tests
  • ADHD -- Home Testing
  • Concentration -- Home Test Kits
• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
  • ADHD -- Home Tests
  • Drug Screening Kits
• more tests...»

Alcoholism: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Alcoholism:

• Alcohol intoxication
• Unconsciousness
• Accidents
• Accidental death
• Accidental drowning
• Liver disease
• Cirrhosis of the liver
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Alcoholism

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Alcoholism?

• Misdiagnosis of Alcoholism
• Failure to diagnose Alcoholism
• Hidden causes of Alcoholism (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Alcoholism

Alcoholism: Self Assessment Tools

• Stress -- Self Assessment Tools
• Depression -- Self Assessment Tools
• Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
• Mental Health -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Alcoholism: Medical Mistakes

• Concentration -- Health Mistakes
• ADHD -- Health Mistakes
• ADHD (Adults) -- Health Mistakes
• Depression -- Health Mistakes
• Bipolar -- Health Mistakes
• Sleep Disorders -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Alcoholism: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - Often remains undiagnosed through to adulthood.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Alcoholism

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as a stroke or ...read more »

ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults. Some adults can remain undiagnosed, and indeed the condition has usually been...read more »

Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) often fails to be diagnosed correctly by primary care physicians. Many patients with bipolar seek help from their...read more »

Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with an eating disorder is female. The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be diagnosed or have a...read more »

Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be undiagnosed in teenagers. The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical depression to...read more »

Chronic liver disease often undiagnosed: One study reported that 50% of patients with a chronic liver disease remain undiagnosed by their primary physician. The...read more »

Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression) may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see symptoms of anxiety disorders)....read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Alcoholism

Alcoholism: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Addiction Health Specialists:
  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
• Mental Health Specialists:
  • Psychiatry (Mental Health)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Seniors Mental Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior Specialist)
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Forensic Psychiatry
• Teen Health Specialists:
  • Adolescent Medicine (Teen Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry
• Liver Health Specialists (Hepatology):
  • Transplant Hepatology (Liver Transplant Specialist)
• more specialists...»

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• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Alcoholism

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Alcoholism:

• Mental Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Child Health (Pediatrics) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Alcoholism, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Alcoholism: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Alcoholism

• Depression
• Schizophrenia
• more causes...»

Read more about causes of Alcoholism

More information about causes of Alcoholism:

• Underlying causes of Alcoholism
• Alcoholism as a complication caused by other conditions
• Alcoholism as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Alcoholism

Treatments for Alcoholism

• Admission of having a problem
• Detoxification (drying out)
• Counselling
• Support groups
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• more treatments...»

See full list of 14 treatments for Alcoholism

Latest Treatments for Alcoholism

• Aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitors
• Acamprosate
• Cognitive behaviour therapy
• Social skills training
• Curcumin
• more treatments...»

Read more about the latest treatments for Alcoholism

News Archives for Alcoholism

Medical news articles related to Alcoholism include:

• Sensitivity to Alcohol May Predict Alcoholism
• Fetal Alcohol Exposure May Prime Offspring for Alcoholism
• Weight-Loss Drug Fights Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
• Impulsivity Raises Alcoholism Risk
• Genetic Trait Linked to Alcoholism
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Videos for Alcoholism

Patient Surveys for Alcoholism

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Alcoholism
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Prognosis for Alcoholism

More about prognosis of Alcoholism

Reseach about Alcoholism

Visit our research pages for current research about Alcoholism treatments.

Clinical Trials for Alcoholism

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Alcoholism include:

• Acamprosate to Reduce Symptoms of Alcohol Withdrawal - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Oral acamprosate
• Effect of LY686017 on Alcohol Craving - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - LY686017
• Sertraline for Alcoholism - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Sertraline
• Drug Therapy for Alcohol Dependence in Alaska Natives (Naltrexone/Sertraline) - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - sertraline (Zoloft),naltrexone (Revia)
• Behavioral Therapy Plus Naltrexone for Alcoholism - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - naltrexone (Revia)
• more trials...»

See full list of 164 Clinical Trials for Alcoholism

Prevention of Alcoholism

Prevention information for Alcoholism has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Alcoholism.

• Vitamin B6 - possibly used for prevention of Vitamin B6 deficiency
• more preventions...»

Read more about prevention of Alcoholism

Statistics for Alcoholism

• Medical statistics for Alcoholism
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Alcoholism
• Death and Mortality statistics for Alcoholism
• Society statistics for Alcoholism

Alcoholism: Broader Related Topics

• Addiction
• Alcohol abuse
• Drug abuse
• more types...»

Types of Alcoholism

Types of Alcoholism

• Binge drinking (type of Alcohol abuse)
• more types...»

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Article Excerpts about Alcoholism

For most people who drink, alcohol is a pleasant accompaniment to social activities. Moderate alcohol use—up to two drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women and older people—is not harmful for most adults. (A standard drink is one 12-ounce bottle or can of either beer or wine cooler, one 5-ounce glass of wine, or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits.) Nonetheless, a large number of people get into serious trouble because of their drinking. (Source: excerpt from Alcoholism Getting the Facts: NIAAA)

Definitions of Alcoholism:

Habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms - (Source - WordNet 2.1)