Problem Drinking
Sheldon Press (Verlag)
978-1-84709-447-6 (ISBN)
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Alcohol causes more misery, illness and death than any other substance. Alcohol is one of the three biggest lifestyle risk factors for disease and death after smoking and obesity, and a causal factor in more than 60 medical conditions, including various cancers, cirrhosis depression. In the UK in 2012-13, there were 1,008,850 hospital admissions related to alcohol consumption. Dying for a Drink is a no-nonsense, lively and accessible guide to alcohol and alcoholism, by bestselling consultant psychiatrist Dr Tim Cantopher. This new edition updates the recommended units of alcohol, and tracks the rise in alcohol-related conditions - in particular liver disease, now the fifth most common cause of death in the UK. Topics include:
· alcohol the drug
· why people drink too much
· the effects of past experience, family and personality
· impact of alcohol abuse on the body and brain
· cutting down on or doing without drink
· sleep and relaxation
· problem-solving, time-management, and dealing with worry
· drug treatments
· the disease concept and Alcoholics Anonymous
Dr Tim Cantopher studied at University College, London, and University College Hospital. He trained as a psychiatrist at St James' Hospital, Portsmouth, and St George's Hospital Medical School. He has been a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists since 1983 and was elected fellow of the college in 1999. Before his retirement, Dr Cantopher worked as a consultant psychiatrist with the Priory Group of Hospitals for many years, and he has published a number of research projects across the field of psychiatry. He is the author of the best-selling Depressive Illness; The Curse of the Strong, Stress-related Illness and Beating Insomnia.
Topics include:* alcohol the drug* why people drink too much* the effects of past experience, family and personality* impact of alcohol abuse on the body and brain* cutting down on or doing without drink* sleep and relaxation* problem-solving, time-management, and dealing with worry* drug treatments* the disease concept and Alcoholics Anonymous
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.11.2016 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 215 mm |
| Gewicht | 178 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sucht / Drogen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84709-447-3 / 1847094473 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84709-447-6 / 9781847094476 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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