Psychiatria pre prax 1/2003
ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
Alcohol dependence, or alcoholism, is often a progresive chronic disease. One from the main reasons of frequent prevalence of this disorder in the Czech Republic is high alcohol consumption and early onset of alcohol intake in childrens and teenagers population. The results of alcohol abuse are several psychic and somatic disorders. Bysides the own alcohol dependency and specific alcohol psychosis are important the problems of dual diagnosis – combination of alcohol dependence with another mental disorders or behaviour disorders. The article gives brief overview about disorders caused by alcohol abuse and the summary of therapeutical methods.
Keywords: abuse, alcohol addiction, craving, dependence.
