Published: January 16, 2009
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People with a stable psychosocial life situation often delay in seeking help for their alcohol problems – even though they are serious. This is revealed in a new thesis from the University of Gothenburg.
– Working actively to intervene at an early stage in order to prevent alcohol problems and to thereby promote public health is of great importance, says Kristina Berglund who is publicly defending her thesis at the Department of Psychology. It is also vital to be early in detecting those who have developed an alcohol problem but who have not yet sought treatment, i.e. those who have a ”hidden” alcohol problem.
The principal factors that appear to delay these individuals from seeking attention is precisely that that they have a stable psychosocial life situation and experience themselves as being mentally healthy. [continue reading…]
Published: October 31, 2008
Research suggests that alcoholics are more likely to experience emotions such as annoyances, frustrations and anger compared to non-alcoholics.
A new study at the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) will investigate these anger emotions and how they might be addressed in outpatient alcoholism treatment. [continue reading…]
Published: October 3, 2008
Alcohol Awareness Week is an initiative that brings together Scottish Government, the alcohol industry, health professionals and the voluntary sector to promote a joined-up message about drinking alcohol responsibly.
Scotland’s 2nd Alcohol Awareness Week takes place in October 2008, and will see a further joint programme of events designed to provide useful information to the public about responsible drinking. [continue reading…]
It’s often perceived that one glass of red wine can be good for you but current research is challenging this view. So, are there any health benefits from drinking alcohol?
Dr Tanya Chikritzhs, an epidemiologist from Curtin University in Western Australia, has been researching hundreds of studies to find out if there’s any evidence that alcohol can protect against heart disease and cancer. While Creina Stockley, a pharmacologist from the Australian Wine Research Institute, has reviewed and researched the apparent health benefits of alcohol.
Not surprisingly, the findings from the two scientists are quite different.
Dr Norman Swan distils fact from fiction to in order to answer the question, how much is too much?
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Source: Catalyst, ABC
