The very qualities which make possible a growth - producing family — tenderness, compassion, emotional maturity in parents — are in short supply or are early casualties of
the illness of alcoholism.
This serves as a bridge to accepting the physiological component in
the illness of alcoholism.
Not exact matches
Superficial, distant, and less than meaningful relationships can lead to feelings
of insecurity and loneliness, which can increase your risk
of illness and death just as much as obesity,
alcoholism, and smoking.
In some cases, being introduced to the
illness conception and early symptoms
of alcoholism will help to open the person's eyes to the nature
of his problem and his need for help.
In an
illness like
alcoholism, any degree
of improvement is valuable, however short the ideal goal.
In the vast majority
of cases
of alcoholism, however, severe mental
illness is not involved, and psychiatric hospitalization is inappropriate.
In the long run, however, science and medicine will properly be in charge
of much
of this work, and ministry will have to be conducted through staff cooperation just as in relation to physical and mental
illness,
alcoholism, and other health problems.
The best
of these are often lifted up during church services: Stories
of redemption from
alcoholism and drug addiction are frequent, as are those about mental
illnesses and chronic sadness, and even some about premarital sexual partnerships and homosexuality.
In this post-Prohibition era there are many people who are «allergic» to the usual temperance approach, but who will listen with rapt attention when
alcoholism is presented as an
illness to the danger
of which one exposes one's self when he drinks.
If a minister or layman desires to maximize his effectiveness in any dimension
of the
alcoholism field; he must become competent in both skills and knowledge about the
illness.
To the extent that a church program succeeds in this, it helps to prevent
alcoholism and other forms
of personality
illness at their source.
Jellinek put his finger on this problem when he declared: «Generally, it may be said not only
of the public at large but
of the medical profession, industry and labor and all the other sections
of public opinion, that their feeling is that the idea that «
alcoholism» is an
illness «is true, but not really true.»»
It is also necessary to raise the spiritual content
of well - being and reduce all the symptoms
of anomie, like family disintegration, conflict and tensions, crime,
alcoholism, drug addiction and mental
illness, all indicating lack
of inner happiness and contentment in the life
of individuals.
A primary goal in exposing her to the facts about
alcoholism is to help her accept the fact that her husband is suffering from a compulsive - addictive
illness of which she is not the basic cause.
Maintaining that «the fundamental function
of sex is procreation» and that homosexuality is an
illness comparable to
alcoholism, Muehl then turns his major attention to social consequences.
In spite
of all that has been written and said about
alcoholism being a compulsive
illness and an addiction, many Americans still think
of it in moralistic, willpower terms.
The reason for this seems to be that AA itself, by its dramatic success based on the treatment
of alcoholism as an
illness, has had a tremendous educational impact.
The church's first contribution to the prevention
of alcoholism at the grass roots, by helping to prevent emotional conflict and
illness, is to examine its own message and approach to people to make sure that they are in conformity with the principles
of mental health and the best in the Christian tradition.
The survey cited in Chapter 2 showed that a majority
of Americans accept the fact that
alcoholism is in some sense an
illness.
I do (
of course) agree that
alcoholism is an
illness.
Bierut: I am trained as a psychiatrist, so I have my medical degree and specialized training in psychiatric disorders such as
alcoholism, depression, schizophrenia, and I also have training in genetics so to understand how
illnesses are transmitted through families, and so we are trying to look at how mental
illnesses and addictions are transmitted in families and understand the underlying genetic causes
of them.
Mayers, an Aborigine, says the systematic destruction
of the people was the start
of many
of the health problems that persist today, such as
alcoholism and other drug dependencies, and mental
illness.
In urban shantytowns, people often lack running water or sewer service, and the stress
of poverty and unemployment can lead to
alcoholism, domestic violence and mental
illness, Corvalán said.
Following his return, Aldrin battled depression and
alcoholism and the ensuing personal and professional consequences
of these
illnesses.
● Infectious disease ● Viral infections ● Chronic
illness ●
Alcoholism ● Dysbiosis — or inappropriate ratio
of good vs. bad bacteria residing in the gut.
One
of the best plane crash sequences in all
of film highlights this drama about a gifted pilot, suffering from
alcoholism, on a collision course with authorities and his own
illness.
The poet delves deeply into a mosaic
of memories, chronicling growing up black in Willingboro, New Jersey, in the 1970s and the battles he, his brother, father and other relatives have fought with depression,
alcoholism and mental
illness.
Lawless and her younger sister were merely dragged along on her mother's ride, alternately living in posh New York apartments, trendy London town homes, and mid-Western trailer parks, all while suffering through the high and low rages
of her mother's mental
illness and
alcoholism.
They are grave markers dedicated to mental
illness and
alcoholism, but they are more about healing than grieving, and they owe much
of their power to magical thinking.
87] Turning to the superimposed
illnesses of depression and
alcoholism, I find there is insufficient, cogent evidence to establish a causal connection between these
illnesses and the accident.
However, they often help lawyers with a multitude
of problems:
alcoholism, drug addiction, other mental
illnesses, gambling and other serious health problems.
If there are other issues such as a history
of abuse or if one or both parents have limitations to parenting (
alcoholism, incarceration, mental
illness or other) the courts may also help with the custody decisions.
My ideal client is a child or teen facing the challenges
of anxiety, depression, learning challenges or social skills challenges at school, or adapting to a family change or crisis such as divorce,
alcoholism or addiction, or
illness.
I also offer a counseling group for women who grew up in families where the children's needs were not adequately met for a variety
of reasons, including, among others, parental
alcoholism, mental
illness, or chronic physical
illness, or possibly the death or absence
of one or both parents.
It is based on the philosophy that
alcoholism and chemical dependency is a treatable
illness characterized by compulsion, loss
of control, the tendency to use despite adverse consequences and a tendency to relapse unless support systems are fully utilized.
Illnesses such as bulimia, anorexia,
alcoholism, schizophrenia, and others are triggered by these types
of behaviors from parents and other relatives.
Aspergers Association
of New England (www.aane.org) Attention Deficit Disorder www.addresources.org Addiction (Teen) www.samafoundation.org Aging Issues http://choice.journalgraphicsdigital.com/current/
Alcoholism www.
alcoholism.about.com Anger Management / Domestic Violence www.menscheckup.org; www.northwestfamilylife.org Collaborative Law Divorce Assistance www.kingcountycollab.org Consumer Health Information www.medhelp.org Database
of current treatments for mental health diagnoses www.mentalhealth.com Directory
of Health and Human Services in Seattle and King County www.crisisclinic.org Employment Resources www.careerbuilder.com; www.monster.com Family Law Handbook www.courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/content/pdf/familylawhandbook.pdf Gambling www.wscpg.org Health / Wellness http://webmd.com; www.townsendletter.com; http://www.epocrates.com/patientresources/category/14 Movies / Cinema www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/movie-therapy-using-movies-for-mental-health): (www.cinematherapy.com/filmindex.html National Alliance on Mental
Illness (NAMI) www.nami.org; Washington: www.namiwa.org National Runaway Switchboard www.nrscrisisline.org Neuropsychology www.nanonline.org Pregnancy www.ppmdsupport.com Senior Services www.choiceadvisory.com Sexual Addiction / Recovery Resources www.faithfulandtrueministries.com; www.operationintegrity.org; www.puredesire.org; www.purelifeministries.org; www.sexaddict.com Trauma / PTSD www.issd.org; www.emdr.org United Way 2 -1-1 Information and Referral Search www.211.
These may arise from either the «normative crises»
of the family life cycle and / or existential dilemmas
of job loss,
alcoholism and chemical dependence, chronic and severe potentially life - shortening
illness, natural disasters and societal violence.
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Another useful intervention is the use
of a genogram to show the couple the pattern
of alcoholism and other
illness in the family and how it affects their relationship.
Adultery, sexual misconduct,
alcoholism, mental
Illness, withholding sex or carnal abandonment, drug addiction are examples
of legally available reasons for a divorce in most states.
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