EN DE CLINIC ACADEMY Contact API operating non-profit GmbH Countess Zichy Strasse 6 1230 Vienna +43 1/880 10-0 make contact Diagnosis and therapy of alcohol addiction Alcohol addiction in Austria The alcoholism in Austria is widespread: Estimated 340 000 Austrians are currently considered dependent on alcohol, nearly one in four adults consume alcohol in a hazardous extent. Although the total number of alcoholics has remained almost the same in recent years, the relative proportion of women is increasing significantly, while that of men is slightly decreasing. Around 10% of Austrians develop alcohol addiction in the course of their life and therefore need appropriate therapy. When does alcohol addiction treatment make sense? In order to determine whether alcohol consumption is problematic, there are the following distinctions: Safe alcohol consumption differs from abusive consumption in that in the latter, drinking alcohol takes on a function ("stress reduction, switching off", improving mood, calming down, relieving fear or . Pain reliever, "loosen up"). A dependency on alcohol is present when the person concerned has poor or no control over when, until when and how much alcohol he / she drinks. A strong desire or a kind of compulsion to drink - also known as craving - is a central characteristic of alcohol addiction. Der Entzug von Alkohol, also wenn ein/e Betroffene/r keinen Alkohol trinkt, äußert sich vor allem in Symptomen wie Zittern, Schwitzen, Schlaflosigkeit, innere Unruhe und morgendliche Übelkeit bis zum Erbrechen. Diese werden zunächst gelindert, wenn erneut konsumiert wird. Weitere psychische Entzugserscheinungen wie Angstzustände und depressive Verstimmungen können zusätzlich zu den körperlichen Symptomen auftreten. Eine Abhängigkeit von der Substanz Alkohol kann sich aus einer übermäßigen Verwendung entwickeln und zählt zu den chronischen Erkrankungen, die ebenso einer Behandlung, zum Beispiel einer Alkoholtherapie, bedürfen wie andere chronische Krankheiten. The main problem with alcohol addiction is the development of tolerance and the associated increase in dose. This means that larger and larger amounts of alcohol are consumed to achieve the same effect. Likewise, many alcoholics neglect their interests in favor of alcohol consumption. Despite demonstrably harmful consequences, consumption is maintained. The aim of the therapy for alcohol addiction is to minimize physical and psychological consequential damage. The therapy at the Anton Proksch Institute in Vienna is based on a connection between body and psyche (concept of corporeality). Accordingly, different aspects are taken into account in alcohol therapy. Print article More on the subject of alcohol addiction: Handbook Alcohol Austria, Federal Ministry of Health 2009 (PDF) General information on therapy at the Anton Proksch Institute The Orpheus program Self test Diagnosis & therapy of alcohol addiction our locations Contact Jobs Press Left imprint privacy Privacy