People who suffer from alcohol problems get comforted when they confide in their clergymen, states a new study.
Alcohol Use Disorder | Alcoholism
Alcohol use disorder or alcoholism is an inability to control drinking. It can cause short term and long term physical, as well as psychological effects on the patient.
Alcohol use disorder or alcoholism is an inability to control drinking. It can cause short term and long term physical, as well as psychological effects on the patient.
"This may in part reflect the fact that individuals who meet criteria for alcohol abuse by definition have experienced legal, occupational, and/or social problems due to their alcohol consumption, and may be more likely to enter treatment through the legal system, employee assistance programs, or social services," says lead author Amy Bohnert, Ph.D., M.H.S., assistant professor of psychiatry at the U-M Medical School and research investigator in the Department of Veterans' Affairs National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center.
"Clergy are in a unique position to notice changes in behavior over time," says Brian Perron, assistant professor of social work at U-M.
Spirituality And Health
Spirituality and Health reviews the current research on religion and spirituality in health, its relevance to Australian practitioners and patients, how it can be applied to clinical practice.
Spirituality and Health reviews the current research on religion and spirituality in health, its relevance to Australian practitioners and patients, how it can be applied to clinical practice.
The study is published in The American Journal on Addictions.
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Italian Priest Blames Holy Wine For Drink-Driving!
An Italian priest caught driving over the alcohol limit pleaded to police that it was only because of the holy wine he had drunk as part of the mass.
An Italian priest caught driving over the alcohol limit pleaded to police that it was only because of the holy wine he had drunk as part of the mass.
Coptic Pope of Egypt Bans Telephone Confessions
Egypt's Coptic pope has banned the faithful from confessing their sins to priests over the telephone because intelligence agents might be listening in, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Egypt's Coptic pope has banned the faithful from confessing their sins to priests over the telephone because intelligence agents might be listening in, a newspaper reported on Friday.
