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Treatment of alcoholism

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Toward a Molecular Basis of Alcohol Use and Abuse

Part of the book series: Experientia ((EXS,volume 71))

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Special problems in the treatment of alcoholism are discussed. Risk groups, for instance children of alcoholics, should be identified as early as possible so that special attention can be paid to them. Treatment motivation plays a very central role, and motivating a patient for long-term treatment often is the most difficult part of the work. For alcohol dependent alcoholics, total abstinence should be the goal of treatment. To achieve this, psychotherapy consisting of supportive, behavioral and dynamic elements is recommended. To achieve effective therapy it should be carried out for a considerable length of time.

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  1. The Karolinska Institute, Dept. of Psychiatry, Huddinge Hospital, S-141 86, Huddinge, Sweden

    Bengt Jansson

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge University Hospital, S-141 86, Huddinge, Sweden

    B. Jansson

  2. Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 77, Stockholm, Sweden

    H. Jörnvall

  3. Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden

    U. Rydberg  & L. Terenius  & 

  4. Center for Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences and Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Seeley G. Mudd Building, 250 Longwood Avenue, 02115, Boston, MA, USA

    B. L. Vallee

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Jansson, B. (1994). Treatment of alcoholism. In: Jansson, B., Jörnvall, H., Rydberg, U., Terenius, L., Vallee, B.L. (eds) Toward a Molecular Basis of Alcohol Use and Abuse. Experientia, vol 71. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7330-7_33

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