Is alcohol dependence best viewed as a chronic relapsing disorder?

Addiction

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-12

  Cunningham, John A ^a,b   McCambridge, Jim ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Alcoholism; Biomedicalization; Brain disease; Chronic relapsing disorder; DSM V; Epidemiology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS;

ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83355167146     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03583.x     Document Type: Article

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