Alcohol Dependence: Evidence-Based Treatment

Name: Alcohol Dependence: Evidence-Based Treatment
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This free online course explores the psychiatric conditions, causes and psychosocial therapies for alcohol dependence.

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In this free course, you will learn how to:

Define alcohol dependence, including the role of gender, ethnicity, and other sociocultural factors in its prevalence
Summarize the current data on the etiology of alcoholism within 3 prominent domains
Discuss and clinically apply 6 evidence-based treatments for alcoholism
Recognize the important integrative role allied health professionals can play in the treatment of alcoholism
State the most defining symptom in patients who meet the DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of Alcohol dependence
Outline the conditions that are more likely to be found in persons with alcohol dependence
Identify the brain chemicals involved in the mediation of the alcohol effect
Discuss the rationale for psychosocial therapies for alcoholism
Explain the benefits of the 12-step program and the main goal in designing and implementing project MATCH
Summarize the concepts of Alcoholics Anonymous and Twelve-Step Facilitation (TSF)
Discuss the benefits of acupuncture and hypnosis in the treatment of alcohol use disorder

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