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Health Encyclopedia: Alcoholism Treatment For Alcoholism
- Alcoholism - Treatment for Alcoholism
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Treatment for Alcoholism
Once a diagnosis of alcoholism is made, the next major step is getting the patient to seek treatment. One study reported that the main reasons alcoholics do not seek treatment are:
- Lack of confidence in successful therapies
- Denial of their own alcoholism
- Social stigma attached to the condition and its treatment
The alcoholic patient and everyone involved should fully understand that alcoholism is a disease. Furthermore, the responses to this disease (need, craving, fear of wi...
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