Sentences with phrase «treat alcohol dependence»

There currently are only a few drugs that purport to treat alcohol dependence and none that treat the damaging effects alcohol has on various organs.

In another study, Greenfield found that women tend to go to primary health care physicians rather than to specialty substance abuse programs for treatment, putting additional pressure on family doctors to diagnose and treat alcohol dependence in women as early as possible.

There are numerous traditional and medical ways which are used for treating alcohol dependence or abuse.

Not exact matches

Since the equality vote Hoylman, Assemblywoman Deborah Glick (D - Manhattan) and a host of other Democratic legislators have tried to pass GENDA, a bill guaranteeing protections for non-gender-conforming individuals, and a bill to ban gay conversion therapy — a debunked process by which therapists use talk therapy, apply shock treatment or treat the individual as though they suffer an addiction akin to alcohol or drug dependence.

«Clinicians tend to treat the depression, alcohol dependence or drug problem first and allow patients to «self - medicate» with cigarettes if necessary,» said lead investigator Patricia A. Cavazos - Rehg, PhD.

Tens of thousands have been successfully treated, and DBS is now being lined up to treat depression and alcohol dependence.

And conversely - it's important to treat ADHD early in order to prevent alcohol dependence and binge eating later in life,» says Andrea Johansson Capusan.

«Further research is needed, but this botanical medication may lead to additional methods to treat alcohol abuse and dependence.»

However, the fact that depression is successfully treated does not necessarily mean that associated alcohol or substance dependence will improve as well.

Impulsive and non-impulsive suicide attempts in patients treated for alcohol dependence.