As a psychiatrist specializing in addiction, I have been surprised by my patient’s frequent reports that they have had numerous black outs when intoxicated. Have you or anyone you know had a black out? (If you or someone you know have a parent or spouse...
As a psychiatrist specializing in addiction, I treat a number of people with alcoholism (alcohol dependence). A number of my patients starting in drug and alcohol recovery are reluctant to be in a situation where he/she is around alcohol or drugs. ...
Most people know that alcoholism leads to problems with one’s liver, heart, and brain. To make matters worse, alcohol consumption makes you more prone to fractures. In other words, alcohol makes your body even more broken than you previously thought! ...
Fort Hood Nidal Mali Hasan, a 39 year old American psychiatrist of Palestinian descent, opened fire on fellow American soldiers, killing 13 and wounding 31 at his Texas army base. Read the post to hear a psychiatrist’s perspective. ...
Think twice as a tween or teen before getting drunk with your friends. A study that was published on line September 18th, 2009 and that will be in print in the December issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, showed the following: Age of first...
Do you worry that you will be an alcoholic? What predisposes a person to alcoholism? Genetics: Do you have the genetics for alcoholism? Scientific studies support that alcoholism does have a genetic component. If one or both your parents are alcoholics, you ...
Why has Michael Jackson’s death captured so much of our attention? People who had discounted him in the last several years of his life now have a renewed interest in him. Sales of his songs on itunes have skyrocketed. You can’t pass a magazine sect...
Many people who drink have disrupted sleep. Do you wonder if you stopped drinking, if your sleep would improve? A study came out Oct 1st, 2009 in the journal Sleep that shows that the negative effects of long term alcoholism on sleep persists even after an...
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