The following questions are related to ‘Alcohol’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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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 [...]
Q: I have been in a relationship about 5 years. He has just acknowledged the fact that he is an alcoholic and that he needs help. He also wants to seek help with a psychiatrist because he thinks that he may be depressed and have other contributing mental problems. Currently, his job has been a [...]
Q: I have recently had suicidal ideations this college semester, possibly a consequence of using Adderall in conjunction with alcohol. I was prescribed Adderall a year ago by my family physician not because of an ADHD diagnosis but rather my complaint of difficulty with anxiety and stress management. His rationale was that by using Adderall [...]
Q: My husband was prescribed Paxil for premature ejacualation (not depression or anxiety) and shortly thereafter he started abusing drugs. He was stealing my painkillers that I am on for my back problems. He said that he could not control it. When he couldn’t get the pain killers, he was snorting Sudafed. Since I caught [...]
Q: I read the article about losers. I am afraid to ask, but am I the loser? When I think about leaving the 12 year relationship with an alcoholic who blames me for his drinking and problems, I start to panic. We have been on a roller coaster for years because of his drinking. He [...]
Q: Hi, Recently I have been having problems remembering what being sober feels like. I feel like I’m high despite being sober. I feel like what’s around me is lucid and not real. This then triggers a very panicked feeling which I then have to calm myself down from. Any idea about this? A: There’s [...]
Q: I am a little concerned about my husband, but I’m also not sure if I may be overreacting. He has been working in the kitchen of a cabaret/dinner show for approximately 9 months. Every evening after his shift ends, he has a spirit or beer (sometimes both) with his colleagues and maybe a couple [...]
