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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"alcohol problems"”.
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STATUS INTEGRATION AND ALCOHOL PROBLEMS IN THE UNITED STATES (STRESS)
… the relation between status integration and alcohol problems in the United States. The study also tests the sociological hypothesis that the level of alcoholism in groups is a function of the extent to which those groups are characterized by norms which encourage or allow drinking and …
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The role of ambivalence and cognitive dissonance in motivational interviewing for alcohol problems
… abuse and other lifestyle and/or behavioural problems. However, mechanisms of change remain a topic of speculation. It has been hypothesised that MI works by eliciting and resolving a client's ambivalence, thereby enhancing their motivation and commitment to change. Research has supported the …
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Increases in Drug and Alcohol Problems: A Combination of Job and Home Stressors?
… paper hypothesized an increase in serious drug problems and serious alcohol problems when a combination approach was used regarding home and work stressors. Results indicate support for the hypotheses that the combination of home and work stressors leads to an increase in both serious drug and …
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Advancing understandings of remission and approaches to treatment through an examination of untreated remission from alcohol problems
Remission from alcohol problems is often studied in association with treatment, yet most people who resolve their alcohol problems do so without seeking support. The concept of remission has traditionally been understood in relation to abstinence and binary changes (from an ‘addict identity’ to a …
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Vulnerability to adverse consequences of drinking and problem drinker status as predicted by risky drinking behaviours, drug use, sex differences and affect : a test of multiple models /
Although alcohol problems and alcohol consumption are related, consumption does not fully account for differences in vulnerability to alcohol problems. Therefore, other factors should account for these differences. Based on previous research, it was hypothesized that risky drinking behaviours, …
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Doctors and Drinkers: An Exploratory Study of the Therapeutic Commitment of General Practioners in Longford/Westmeath towards working with Problem Drinkers
Alcohol and alcohol related problems are the major public health issues in Ireland and in many other countries in the Western World. In Ireland, and internationally health policy makers have promoted the public health perspective on alcohol problems, incorporating a community response, an emphasis …
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The detection and treatment of alcohol dependence
The cohesiveness of the proposed syndrome of alcohol dependence, and the evolution of symptoms over time, was validated in a clinical sample. In healthy individuals and in clinical samples, biological markers showed early signs of the syndrome in healthy men. A comparison of Lothian general …
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ADHD Symptoms and Risk for Alcohol Use and Cigarette Smoking Among College Students: What Role do Social-Cognitive Factors Play?
… increasing trajectories of cigarette smoking, alcohol use, and alcohol-related problems among first-year college students, and (2) To examine whether constructs related to Social Cognitive Theory-- perceived social norms, positive outcome expectancies, or self-efficacy-- mediated the proposed …
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Assessing Readiness to Change and Identifying Risk Factors Leading to an Alcohol-Related Injury
Alcohol use is a leading risk factor in injuries and accounts for nearly half of all patients in the emergency room. Brief interventions are conducted in the ER setting to target patients who are seeking medical attention and who screen positive for alcohol misuse. It is believed that providing …
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Towards an existential phenomenological family therapy model of working with issues of alcohol abuse: a grounded theory study
… model of family therapy when working with alcohol abuse. The research method was constructivist grounded theory and involved interviews with twelve experienced family therapists. From an initial one hundred and twenty-five provisional categories the data was analysed to form eight main …
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Predicting the Likelihood of Dating Violence Perpetration in a Sample of Women: Unidirectional Versus Bidirectional Violence
… as individual-level proximal variables (e.g., alcohol problems, anger, hostility, emotion dysregulation, and psychological aggression) thought to differentiate unidirectional and bidirectional violence.</p> <p>Participants (M age = 20.49 years; SD = 2.54) were recruited from a large, …
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A meta-analytic review of the relation between impulsivity-related traits and family history of alcoholism
… evidence that people with a family history of alcoholism are at risk for developing alcohol use disorder (AUD). Similarly, people with impulsivity-related traits are at increased risk for developing alcohol problems. Importantly, research suggests that impulsivity mediates the relation between …
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The Utilization of Close Friends to Measure Prevalence, Level of Recognition, and the Confrontation of Alcohol Use Disorders Among College Students
… from friend-report, the ability to recognize an alcohol use disorder (AUD) according to DSM-IV criteria, and confrontations among college friends regarding alcohol problems. Students responded to a survey inquiring about the drinking habits of "their closest friend". A significant difference was …
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Turning To The Bottle For Answers: Identifying Racial Differences in Predictors of Risk Drinking Among College Women
Epidemiological data suggest that alcohol use and related problems have increased among college women. The current study examined psychosocial predictors of risk drinking in a sample of college women (N=360), whether race moderated this relationship. Potential predictors included: daily smoker; …
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Making Better Lives - Home Making Among Homeless People in Paris
… a needle exchange, a centre for people with alcohol problems and ultimately also a homeless shelter – on their way away from the street always documenting the conflicts between their short term – drugs and alcohol – and long term hopes. I observed the ways which they were supported by …
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CAREGIVERS’ EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES REGARDING THEIR ADOLESCENT’S SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEM
… regarding their adolescent with substance abuse problems. These researchers systematically examined the literature on caregiver stress and found a large body of studies on caregivers of persons with mental illness, severe medical problems including cancer, HIV/AIDS, and developmental …
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A Review of Associations Between Traumatic Brain Injury & Addiction and Therapeutic Interventions for Addiction in the Brain Injured Population
The research linking drug and alcohol use with increased risk of sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been well established. There is some evidence suggesting that the inverse relationship exists; that sustaining a TBI increases the likelihood for developing a drug or alcohol abuse …
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Drug Use, Mental Health and Encounters with the Legal System in Missoula County
… experiences would predict lower drug and alcohol dependency scores and fewer encounters with the legal system. Additionally, substance dependence and encounters with the legal system were expected to predict high levels of amenability to treatment. Multiple regression analyses were …
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Drug Use, Mental Health and Encounters with the Legal System in Missoula County
… experiences would predict lower drug and alcohol dependency scores and fewer encounters with the legal system. Additionally, substance dependence and encounters with the legal system were expected to predict high levels of amenability to treatment. Multiple regression analyses were …
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Primary Care Nurse Attitudes, Beliefs and Confidence Levels Regarding Alcohol Abuse and Its Treatment: Impact of Educational Intervention.
<p>Alcohol abuse has been a major burden on the society. In the fight against it a key issue the education of the primary care nurses has been ignored. This study evaluates the effect of education program on the attitudes, beliefs, and confidence levels of primary care nurses regarding alcohol …
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