Navigation Links
Alcoholics get Better Treatment from Trained Doctors

A study published in the open access journal Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and policy unwinds that the general practitioners (GPs) who received regular extra// training treats the alcohol dependent patients better for a long term.

The ratio of the patients treated by trained GPs who abstain from drinking alcohol is more than the patients treated by GPs who had received the basic training alone at the medical school. Also the abstinence is longer in the patients treated by trained general practitioners.

Laurent Malet from the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire in Clermont-Ferrand, France, and colleagues from other institutions in France studied a group of 24 trained GPs and a comparison group of 24 untrained GPs, and their respective patients diagnosed with alcohol dependency. All GPs had received an average of 10 hours of tutoring on alcohol misuse during or after their studies, but trained GPs were also receiving a few hours of regular training that involved discussing case studies and participating in role-plays. There were 126 patients in the trained GP group and 122 in the comparison group.

Malet et al.'s results show that the average frequency of attempts at abstinence was twice as high in the group treated by trained GPs as in the comparison group. Relapses were more frequent in the group treated by trained GPs, but on average patients in this group spent longer without drinking than patients in the comparison group: they remained abstinent for an average 36% of the 18 month-long study period compared to only 16% for the comparison group. The cumulative number of days the patients spent without drinking was 102.9 days for the group treated by trained GPs and 68.4 days for the comparison group

(Eurekalert)
'"/>




Page: 1

Related medicine news :

1. Alcoholics are prone to disability
2. Role of wives of Alcoholics
3. Antiseizure Drug in help for Alcoholics
4. Cured Alcoholics Can Be Cured Of Smoking Also
5. Children Of Alcoholics Tend to Become Drug Abusers In Adulthood
6. Smoking Cessation Would Be Beneficial For the Recovery of Alcoholics
7. Suicide Attempts Shoot Up Among Alcoholics with Personality Disorder
8. De-addiction Drug Works For Alcoholics Too
9. Marital Therapy Effective Treatment for Female Alcoholics
10. Children of Alcoholics More Likely to get Addicted
11. Alcoholics Anonymous: A Blessing For The Addicted
Post Your Comments:
(Date:1/8/2009)... Behavioral healthcare services company standar... Hickory, NC (PRWEB) January 8, 2009 -- Pyram...l healthcare services for people dealing with alco..., and behavioral problems. The company has 23 loca...re that includes five servers, 240 workstations, a...
(Date:1/8/2009)... Four scientific studies have now reported that...can increase the likelihood of sleep disturbance. ... as well as those from other electrical appliances...p of damaging free radicals in the cerebrospinal f...is of the sleep-controlling hormone melatonin. , ...
(Date:1/7/2009)...d., Jan. 8 Press Ganey Associates,... Technology (PatientFlow), a,leading provider of ...pitals.,The Boston-based company specializes in i...c solutions for patient flow issues such as emerge... delayed surgeries, and lack of,available ICU and...
(Date:1/7/2009)..., Jan. 7 Non-profits Medical Tourism Association ...y Health Care City ( www.monterreyciudaddelasalu...st Latin America Medical Tourism and Health Touris...nterrey, Mexico at the Intercontinental Presidente...ns of medical tourism in Latin America, has severa...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Walling Data and AVG Restore Pyramid Healthcare's Efficiency 2Health News:Walling Data and AVG Restore Pyramid Healthcare's Efficiency 3Health News:Walling Data and AVG Restore Pyramid Healthcare's Efficiency 4Health News:Welsh Laboratory Discovers Natural Antidote for Sleep Disturbance Caused by Cell Phones; Don't Disturb Me! Asphalia for Natural Sleep 2Health News:Welsh Laboratory Discovers Natural Antidote for Sleep Disturbance Caused by Cell Phones; Don't Disturb Me! Asphalia for Natural Sleep 3Health News:Press Ganey Acquires PatientFlow Technology 2Health News:The Non-Profits Medical Tourism Association (MTA), Monterrey Health Care City (MHCC) Have Partnered Together to Create the 1st Latin America Medical Tourism and Health Tourism Congress Which Occurs April 27-29th, 2009 in Monterrey, Mexico at the Intercont 2Health News:The Non-Profits Medical Tourism Association (MTA), Monterrey Health Care City (MHCC) Have Partnered Together to Create the 1st Latin America Medical Tourism and Health Tourism Congress Which Occurs April 27-29th, 2009 in Monterrey, Mexico at the Intercont 3Health News:The Non-Profits Medical Tourism Association (MTA), Monterrey Health Care City (MHCC) Have Partnered Together to Create the 1st Latin America Medical Tourism and Health Tourism Congress Which Occurs April 27-29th, 2009 in Monterrey, Mexico at the Intercont 4
...ed contacts improved vision for subjects with kera...nt instead of corneal transplants . University of ...echniques and results of visual acuity tests in a ...etters. Keratoconic eyes are rare but disabling. ...
...started by health authorities in the US nearly thr...he Applebees International is the latest to join ... has stopped using oil made of the dangerous fat i...domestic restaurants. Trans fat is made when hyd...
...ence varies widely from state to state, with some ...e the stroke prevalence of others , according to a...nd Prevention (CDC). The report, "Prevalence of St...rbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, provides the ...
...Shannon Malloy, critically injured in a car accide...to tell her story. Doctors call her recovery a mi.... Her skull separated from her spine, although her...rgans remained intact. The rare condition is known...
Other Medicine News:Health News:Soft Contacts Designed for Cone-Shaped Cornea 2Health News:Campaign Against Trans Fat Gaining Fruit in US 2Health News:Significant Differences in Stroke Prevalence Among U.S. States & Territories - CDC Report 2Health News:30-year-old Woman Survives 'internal Decapitation' 2
(Date:1/5/2009)...N JOSE, Calif., Jan. 5 Women under...terone medication to help support early,pregnancy...of this medication,can be painful for patients. ... be administered by subcutaneous injection or vagi...tter patient tolerance. , With patient well...
(Date:12/27/2008)...N DIMAS, Calif., Dec. 27 According...e best advised to consume modest doses of,resvera...ically provided in 3,to 5 glasses of aged, red wi...: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080603/L...a-dose resveratrol alone fails to prolong,the lif...
(Date:12/17/2008)... Calif., Dec. 17 PEAK Surgical, In... new tissue dissection system based on a,propriet... and Drug,Administration (FDA) has granted the co...ery System for cutting and coagulation of soft tis...nose and throat), gynecologic,orthopedic, arthro...
(Date:12/16/2008)...tudy finds that colonoscopy is associated with low...n of colorectal cancer on the right side of the co...re-USNewswire/ -- A study released today in the A... is associated with lower death rates from colorec...more often on the right side of the colon versus t...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Fertility Physicians of Northern California Researchers Test New Forms of Progesterone Medication for Luteal Support During IVF 2Longevity Seekers Advised to Consume Modest Doses of Red Wine Molecules in Dietary Supplements (Longevinex(R)) Rather than Mega-Dose Resveratrol Alone 2Longevity Seekers Advised to Consume Modest Doses of Red Wine Molecules in Dietary Supplements (Longevinex(R)) Rather than Mega-Dose Resveratrol Alone 3PEAK Surgical Receives 510(k) Clearance to Market PEAK(R) Surgery System for Use in Expanded Indications 2PEAK Surgical Receives 510(k) Clearance to Market PEAK(R) Surgery System for Use in Expanded Indications 3PEAK Surgical Receives 510(k) Clearance to Market PEAK(R) Surgery System for Use in Expanded Indications 4ASGE Urges Patients to Seek a Qualified Endoscopist Before Undergoing a Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer 2ASGE Urges Patients to Seek a Qualified Endoscopist Before Undergoing a Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer 3ASGE Urges Patients to Seek a Qualified Endoscopist Before Undergoing a Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer 4ASGE Urges Patients to Seek a Qualified Endoscopist Before Undergoing a Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer 5Are Bargaining Groups Hired by Independent Drugstores Causing Payment Delays to Pharmacies 3F 713 1Are Bargaining Groups Hired by Independent Drugstores Causing Payment Delays to Pharmacies 3F 713 2Cardiome to Present at Bear Stearns Conference 710 1Cardiome to Present at Bear Stearns Conference 710 2Cardiome to Present at Bear Stearns Conference 710 3Mercedes Benz Special Edition C350 Sport Sedan to Raise 241 Million for Saks Fifth Avenues KEY TO THE CURE 707 1Mercedes Benz Special Edition C350 Sport Sedan to Raise 241 Million for Saks Fifth Avenues KEY TO THE CURE 707 2Mercedes Benz Special Edition C350 Sport Sedan to Raise 241 Million for Saks Fifth Avenues KEY TO THE CURE 707 3Mercedes Benz Special Edition C350 Sport Sedan to Raise 241 Million for Saks Fifth Avenues KEY TO THE CURE 707 4Novel virus detection identifies new viruses in study of respiratory infections and asthma attacks 704 1Novel virus detection identifies new viruses in study of respiratory infections and asthma attacks 704 2
...h., May 22, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- NanoBio,Corporati...roducts,for the treatment and prevention of seriou... from its Phase 1 clinical study of,NB-002, the co...ical trial for the topical treatment of onychomyco... January 2007 and,involved 20 subjects who receive...
...May 22, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Auxilium,Ph...show,improvements in symptoms of decreased libido,... of hypogonadal men after switching,brands of test...ne,levels increased significantly in patients who ...gel) following suboptimal,response to Solvay S.A.,...
Other Medicine Technology:NanoBio Corporation Announces Positive Phase 1 Clinical Results for,Topical Treatment for Onychomycosis 2NanoBio Corporation Announces Positive Phase 1 Clinical Results for,Topical Treatment for Onychomycosis 3Auxilium Announces New Data That Show Total Testosterone Blood,Levels Increase Significantly Following Switch from AndroGel(R) to,Testim(R) 2Auxilium Announces New Data That Show Total Testosterone Blood,Levels Increase Significantly Following Switch from AndroGel(R) to,Testim(R) 3Auxilium Announces New Data That Show Total Testosterone Blood,Levels Increase Significantly Following Switch from AndroGel(R) to,Testim(R) 4Auxilium Announces New Data That Show Total Testosterone Blood,Levels Increase Significantly Following Switch from AndroGel(R) to,Testim(R) 5
...The Roche CARDIAC proBNP assay is a rapid and accu...er system assisting the diagnosis and assessment o...., ,As excellence is both speed and accuracy ...e Roche CARDIAC proBNP assay = 12 minutes. In emer...
Intermittent catheter
...Welcome to a new dimension in vitreoretinal surger...of purified perfluoro-n-octane, you can greatly ex...al for managing retinal detachments complicated by...ars and trauma. , ,Certified to be >99.9 perce...
Disease diagnosis and treatment reference sourced from Griffith's 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Save time diagnosing and treating more than 1,200 diseases and conditions.
Medicine Products: