Alcohol Disorder

Paper Summary:

This is a broad based paper on alcohol use disorder covering DSM-IV criteria, use in children and adolescents. The writer discusses differential diagnoses and common assessment tools and lab tests. Further, the writer looks at genetic and environmental factors that increase the risk of alcohol use and also presents a case study. Following this treatment, options inclusive of pharmaceutical interventions are discussed.

From the Paper:

"Alcohol disorder costs the US $300 billion annually inclusive of $71 billion in direct alcoholism related costs, results in over 22,000 deaths and over 2 million injuries, results in over 4.6 million vehicular accidents. Schuckit also states that medically, alcohol disorder also comprises between 5-25% of the national healthcare budget and is associated with 90% of all liver disease, 72% of all pancreatic disorders, 41% of seizure disorders and surprisingly, 13% of breast cancers. The average individual with an alcohol disorder reduces his life expectancy by 15 years. Alcoholism was not recognized as a disease until the middle of the nineteenth century. In 1960, however, Jellinek published "The Disease Concept of Alcoholism" that drew the public's attention to the disorder and distinguished between excessive drinking and alcoholism. Jellinek stated that alcoholism was ... "

More papers on Alcohol Disorder:

• Research Paper # 116841 : "Alcohol Use Disorders"
• Research Paper # 55484 : "Major Depression and Alcohol"
• Comparison Essay # 54362 : "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome"

APA Citation:

MLA Citation: