Items where Subject is "Alcohol and Addiction"
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Alcohol and drug history taking and examination
Slides accompanying lecture describing the importance and principles of taking an alcohol and drug history from a patient; detecting alcohol misuse and dependence and the main physical findings in patients with alcohol/drug dependence
Alcohol related conditions
Diagram illustrating alcohol related conditions affecting different parts of the body
Alcohol: From Screening to dependence
Understand how to classify the harms of alcohol and other drugs
Doctors, Disease and Society
Lecture slides: This is a varied and interactive teaching session that will help you to get to grips with the biopsychosocial model of health and illness.Two clinical cases will unfold over the course of the session
Evidence for the harm of substance misuse
Slides accompanying lecture covering: the social and psychosocial effects of substance misuse; the physical harms of substance misuse; the various ways users may present; the complications of commonly used drugs
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Slides accompanying lecture on foetal alcohol syndrome, covering: effects of alcohol on a pregnancy; basic embryology; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; epidemiological data on alcohol in pregnancy
Identification and brief advice for alcohol use disorders
Appreciate the epidemiology of alcohol use and misuse Know how to calculate units of alcohol Have some tools up your sleeve to help with screening for alcohol use disorders and assessment of alcohol withdrawal
Introduction to Alcohol and Addiction
This gives an overview of the area, core concepts that students need to be aware of and an understanding of how the week has been constructed to ensure students understand the mutifactorial nature of this complex clincal problem
MSE Form
This is a form with tick boxes for the most common psychopathologycal presentations. It is a useful way to do a MSE pointing by numbers. If you use it, try to learn what each of the words means. It was developed by Jeff Patrick
Mental State Examination Glossary
This is a comprehensive decument with brief descriptions of the meaning of the terms commonly used in a menatl state examination. It was developed by ACCESS Behavioural Science
Metabolism of alcohol
Slides accompanying lecture describing the basic biochemistry of alcohol metabolism
Nutritional issues of alcohol and alcoholism
Slides accompanying lecture introducing the nutritional considerations of excessive alcohol consumption and alcoholism
Pharmacological management of alcohol withrawal
- Understand how people become physically dependent on alcohol - Know the major neurotransmitters involved - Be able to recognises alcohol withdrawal as a clinical presentation. - Understand the principles of treatment
Pharmacology of addictive substances
Slides accompanying lecture describing the main drugs of abuse; the main effects of drugs of abuse on the CNS; dependence and the major pharmacological approaches to treating opioid, nicotine and alcohol dependence
Psychiatry revision lecture
psychosis, mood disorders, anxiety, alcohol, autism, ADHD - overview and some questions. Please note, this is not a comprehensive summary, rather a memory aid.
Public health aspects of alcohol addiction
Slides accompanying lecture describing: the health consequences of acute and chronic alcohol consumption; current patterns of consumption in the UK; strategies aimed at alcohol harm reduction
Sociology of addiction
Slides accompanying lecture covering: how we define, understand and address addiction; the social harms of drugs including alcohol; whether drugs should be decriminalised/legalised; the consequences of this debate for doctors
Understanding the effects and treatment of substance abuse
Slides accompanying session exploring the effects and treatment of substance misuse, particularly among socially excluded populations