The following questions are related to ‘Alcohol’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Q: After a series of stressful events (family surgeries, putting a son in jail, discovering another child’s addiction to meth, the death of an employee’s child, etc.) I finally had to face the fact that I was severely depressed. I began seeing a wonderful psychiatrist who had treated me for a milder depression about 5 [...]
Q: My son is an alcoholic and currently under a doctor’s care for Bipolar Disorder. I have been told he is taking Paxil, Lamictal and Wellbutrin. He has started to drink again. He admits he will go to the hospital because the meds and alcohol are affecting him negatively. I am worried that this is [...]
Q: In 1991 my son (age 13) molested my daughter (age 3). At the time I did everything right: notified the authorities, obtained counseling for the victim, the abuser and the entire family. My son was sentenced to juvenile detention for about 90 days. It was revealed during his counseling that he committed this heinous [...]
Q: My husband of 23 years describes himself as “melancholy”. He feels sad more than happy, mixed with a good dose of anxiety on most days. Currently, he owns his own business, which is successful (but he feels like it isn’t!), and he works from home. If you were to meet him, you would think [...]
Q: I live in Mexico City and maybe my English is not very good but I want to ask you about being in a relationship of 13 years of marriage and have three kids, and my husband treats me very badly. He shouts at me. He say me I am crazy, he insult me, he [...]
Q: I have been battling depression for about 2 years now. I’ve talked to counselors and even been on Lexapro at one time. I have read a ton of articles regarding marijuana use and depression and decided to give it a try. It significantly made a difference in the way I feel and my depression. [...]
Q: Can you help me please? I am looking for a diagnostic tool for measuring family history of alcoholism. It is know as the ‘Family History-Research Diagnostic Criteria’. Do you know where I could get a copy? Thank you, I am a graduate student at a Connecticut university and I am doing research on the [...]
