Inside the Alcoholic Brain got 5 times the number of hits as in 2014 which is very heartening and encouraging. We realise the blogs are quite academic at times but hope to deepen our understanding of addictive behaviours without dumbing down the content too much. We hope our […]
This study looks at and compares emotional intelligence (EI) in those with not only alcohol and drug use disorders but also in relation to possible differences between these substance use groups and between genders. Again it points to differences in male and females and between alcohol use […]
Emotional Intelligence: An Untapped Resource for Alcohol and Other Drug Related Prevention among Adolescents and Adults Throughout various blogs we have suggested that a predictor of later alcohol, drug and behavioural abuse is impaired emotion processing and regulation deficits in certain “vulnerable” individuals. As a result […]
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My Name Is… And I’m An Alcoholic 1 × 60mins for C5, TX January 13th 2016, 10pm In a country awash with booze, 8 million Britons are considered alcohol dependent – and all of us know someone whose affection for the bottle is damaging to their health, their […]
In Terms of Ego Defense Mechanisms This study (1) looked at the use of ego defense mechanisms in alcoholics and in addicts and found that alcoholics tend to use immature ego defense mechanism rather than the a mixture of immature and mature ego defense mechanisms addicts […]
Metacognition in addictive behaviors In this blog we simply cite and use excerpts from an interesting meta-analytic study (1) into the various types of thinking problems that people with addictive bahaviours seem to exhibit. “The term ‘metacognition’, which is most often associated with the work of John […]
HOW, WHEN, AND WHERE DO FORMER DRINKERS DISCLOSE THEIR NONDRINKING IDENTITY? A very pertinent topic this one in general, at present – two arguments here for us really 1. disclosing one is in recovery helps reduce the societal stigma surrounding addiction 2. remaining anonymous is a personal choice, […]
Part 2 In the second part of this blog we cite and use excerpts from an excellent article (1) on how 12 step group participation helps with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). “Treatment of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with Addictions, Utilizing a Twelve-Step Program as an Adjunctive to […]
Today we simply use excerpts from an excellent article (1) on how 12 step group participation helps with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). “Treatment of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with Addictions, Utilizing a Twelve-Step Program as an Adjunctive to Psychotherapy by Judy McLaughlin-Ryan Research suggests that, […]
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