If David were to agree to neurobiological assessments, it might be possible for therapists to recommend pharmaceutical interventions designed to reduce or eliminate the dependence on potentially dangerous forms of self-medication such as alcohol and drug abuse. Brain structures are also affected by addiction; it is possible too that congenital or environmentally-caused structural abnormalities in the brain precipitate addiction (Walker, 2008)
Family counseling sessions will also help David to confront his parents in a safe environment. Role playing and other specific techniques in family counseling might help David and his parents develop a more mutually supportive relationship rather than one that is co-dependent (Whitfield, 2014)
1402) -- which possibly implies that the Department of Defense is remiss in its referrals for substance abuse issues. Such remissness may also indicate that overall procedures and operations in the military are lacking in regards to substance abuse as well, and are not helping participants with "self-healing" (Bohart and Tallman, 1999, p
The fact that the program is confidential is indicative of this fact, as is the reality that patients can choose to enroll in it without being conscripted to it. Many of the patients in ASAP are there for drinking problems (Furuya and Slobodzien, 2015, p
The fact that the program is confidential is indicative of this fact, as is the reality that patients can choose to enroll in it without being conscripted to it. Many of the patients in ASAP are there for drinking problems (Furuya and Slobodzien, 2015, p
Although there are a number of programs that have been employed (with various degrees of success) to curb such behavior, there is little research existent about the correlation between such behavior and overall military training and conduct in both martial and peaceable environments. It may not provide an environment in which two of the major themes for substance abuse recovery, "a search for self, a search to belong" (Gazda, 1998, p
The Department of Defense has a policy in which it seeks to assess the mental health capabilities of those who have returned from deployment. These procedures typically involve assessments within 30 days and within six months of return (Larson et al
i) are possible. Instead of merely focusing on the output of this situation -- in which there are high rates of military personnel abusing legal substances, including "the nonmedical use of prescription drugs" (Manchikanti et al