| Robert L. DuPont, John P. McGovern - 1994 - 192 pages
...development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with...and distortions in thinking, most notably denial. Each of these symptoms may be continuous or periodic. (Morse and Flavin 1992, p. 1013) This definition... | |
| 1995 - 636 pages
...influencing its manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with...and distortions in thinking, most notably denial." Alcohol use, by itself, is not the cause of alcoholism. Paradoxically enough, most people can drink... | |
| Hamilton B. - 1995 - 232 pages
...manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by continuous or periodic: impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with...consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial."1 Alcoholism is a disease with a genetic predisposition. The American Medical Association also... | |
| Sheppard B. Kominars, Kathryn D. Kominars - 1996 - 396 pages
...manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by continuous or periodic impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with...and distortions in thinking, most notably denial.^ Many consider loss of control to be a defining and enduring characteristic of alcoholism (Jellinek... | |
| Sheppard B. Kominars, Kathryn D. Kominars - 1996 - 396 pages
...manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by continuous or periodic impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with...consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial.8 Many consider loss of control to be a defining and enduring characteristic of alcoholism (Jellinek... | |
| Howard H. Kaufman, Jeff L. Lewin - 1997 - 300 pages
...development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal, It is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with...consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial.19 Men tend to consume more alcohol than women; a known exception is for persons aged in their... | |
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