Pharmacologic treatment is effective and underused ... Coexisting mental health conditions occur in many, if not most, patients with alcohol use disorder, particularly those with severe alcohol ...
The newest treatment for AUD, acamprosate (Campral) was developed in France. The FDA approved the drug for abstinence maintenance in detoxified alcoholics 21 years ago, in 2004. Acamprosate restores ...
perhaps most of all, sense of self. Effective treatment allows people to grow—to grow out of the addiction and out of the emotional conflicts that helped create and maintain it. Real recovery is ...
Most people who are connected to proper treatment get better. Despite the heavy toll on individuals and society, alcohol use disorder (AUD) remains poorly understood, and people with AUD rarely ...
When seeking treatment for alcohol use disorder, how a person is functioning in society strongly influences how long they ...
A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Eastern Finland the Karolinska Institutet explored the ways that ...
“So much of our addiction treatment is actively traumatic,” Szalavitz told Salon in a phone interview. “It tells people, ‘Sit ...
A recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry has uncovered promising evidence suggesting that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, particularly semaglutide and liraglutide, may be ...
Why this is important:- Psychological interventions are an important therapeutic option for people with alcohol-related problems. However, even with the most effective current treatment (for example, ...