How to Spot Hidden Alcoholics: Using Behavioral Clues to Recognize Addiction in Its Early Stages
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (573 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0967578868 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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This Book Can Save Your Life and Sanity Doug Thorburn provides vital information for all of us, in this eye-opening, fascinating book.It is the book I wish I'd had years ago when I was dealing with alcoholism, and didn't even know it. It might have saved me years of anguish, mental, emotional, and physical illness, and the loss of thousands upon thousands of dollars.As we live in a drinking culture, everyone can greatly benefit from the knowledge Thorburn provides. In the introduction . Learn how to recognize early signs of alcoholism Author Doug Thorburn is not a medical doctor, nor does he have any psychological background that would make him an expert on alcoholics. However, after becoming involved with one he dedicated himself to studying the problem and with the help of several addiction experts has produced this fascinating book. One of the problems with alcoholism is that it has a tendency to not be diagnosed until it is too late and the person has ruined their health a. Don't read this book once, read it twice and THINK! Doug Thorburn had no understanding of alcoholism before becoming romantically involved with an alcoholic. Professionally, he is an "Enrolled Agent and Certified Financial Planner Licensee." Deciding to never again go through such a traumatic experience, he began researching and studying the problem. He's never looked back. With the help of experts, Doug Thorburn has authored an informative, easy-to-understand, concise guide on spotting the alcoho
A compelling case for awareness and identification of alcohol-related symptoms and an attempt to avoid tragic and unsatisfactory events and outcomes, this behavioral examination is supplemented with endnotes, a bibliography, and recommendations for courses of action. The research conducted for this book incorporated extensive interviews with medical professionals and hundreds of recovering alcoholics.. Listing more than 80 alcoholic forms of behavior and clues, such as the supreme-being complex and mental confusion, this guide links physical signs and behavioral changes to the various stages, explaining the brain chemistry that impels the afflicted person to drink addictively and act destructively. For those who may have alcoholics in their personal or professional lives, this book describes the indicators of alcoholism, many of which seem too subtle and innocuous to suggest addiction
Every counselor, psychologist, physician, and interventionist should read this book.” —Wallace D. “An innovative and enlightening examination of alcoholism, How to Spot Hidden Alcoholics eloquently describes the biology behind the affliction, how to identify early-stage alcoholism based on behaviors, as well as what to do if you suspect someone you know—or don’t know—has the disease of alcoholism. Winters, M.D., Ph.D., emeritus professor of pharmacology, toxicology, and anesthesiology, University of California, Davis; retired FDA medical officer, Pacific region