Alcohol problems have a damaging impact on the health and mind of the alcoholic and his family. This book explains how alcohol affects the alcohol dependent, from the medical and psychological and social aspects. It starts with problem drinking and how we sometimes lose control.This book is written by a psychiatrist who treated alcoholic patients and addiction sufferers for many years. The book will examine the story of alcohol, and answer some questions which come to mind, such as:- How does alcohol affect the body and mind?- Why do some people become alcoholics while others remain sober? Why do some have drinking problems while others maintain sensible drinking habits?- What are the signs of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence? When does a drinker become an alcoholic?- What are the tests used to identify alcoholism, alcohol problems and if the alcoholic has returned to drinking?- What treatments are available for alcoholism?- What is the role of detoxification? What are the drugs used for withdrawal and abstinence? What is the role of rehabilitation, counselling, psychotherapy, and self-help groups like AA in overcoming alcohol problems?- What is the outcome of those treatments?- And how we can prevent relapse into drinking again? What is the role of the family of the alcoholic?Medical and psychological management measures have helped many alcoholics to stop. Treatments available (drugs, psychotherapy, counselling and self-help groups like AA) are detailed here on the way to recovery.This book will be a great help for those trying to overcome their drinking problem, for friends or family of alcoholics who wish to know what they can do to help and support them. The book will show the way out of Alcohol Dependence through available management facilities and services: medical, psychological and social. Dr. Sabry Abdel Fattah is a highly experienced consultant psychiatrist who has been living in the United Kingdom since 1990. After graduating from medical school in Cairo, he underwent rigorous training in psychodynamic psychotherapy and group therapy before enrolling in post-graduate studies in psychiatry at the University of London, where he qualified with an M.Sc. Neuroscience degree. In 1995, he joined the Department of Psychiatry at Edinburgh University as a Research Fellow and contributed to numerous scientific publications during his time there. With more than four decades of experience both within the UK and overseas, Dr. Abdel Fattah also has extensive knowledge and interest outside of psychiatry; including computer programming, scientific writing, philosophy, arts, literature, and history.الدكتور صبري عبد الفتاح طبيب نفسي يعيش في إنجلترا منذ عام 1990. تدرب وعمل في المملكة المتحدة كاستشاري في الطب النفسي. بعد تخرجه من كلية الطب من جامعة القاهرة ، اختار الدكتور عبد الفتاح الطب النفسي تخصصًا منذ عام 1978. مارس الطب النفسي والعلاج النفسي لعدد من السنوات في مصر والشرق الأوسط. في إنجلترا ، أكمل تدريبه لعضوية الكلية الملكية للأطباء النفسيين في لندن ، ودرس درجة الماجستير في علم الأعصاب في جامعة لندن. من خلال العمل في البحث العلمى مع جامعة إدنبرة ، نشر الدكتور عبدالفتاح عددًا من الدراسات حول مرض انفصام الشخصية. عمل كاستشاري طب نفسي في المملكة المتحدة لمدة 30 عامًا. يتمتع صبري عبد الفتاح بخبرة واسعة في الطب النفسي والعلاج النفسي طوال حياته المهنية. من بين مجالات اهتمامه الأخرى برمجة الكمبيوتر والكتابة العلمية والفلسفة والفنون والأدب.
