Better Treatment of Alcoholism
Authors: FRANK A. SEIXAS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1974)

Editorials1 September 1974Better Treatment of AlcoholismFRANK A. SEIXAS, M.D., F.A.C.P.FRANK A. SEIXAS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-81-3-396 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPhysicians may well be incensed by the repeated charges of mismanagement, introduction of iatrogenic complications, nihilism, and even gross inhumanity directed against their treatment of patients with alcoholism. Elsewhere in this issue, Dr. John F. Burnum, Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, reports on the prevalence of "self-destructive habits" in 1000 consecutive patients seen in his practice during 5 months. He also reports on the outcome of his attempts to intervene in 219 cases of serious abuse of tobacco, alcohol, food, or drugs.My comments center on his 58 patients with alcoholism, whose problem...References1. ORLOFF M: Surgical consequences of alcoholism, in The Medical Consequences of Alcoholism, edited by SEIXAS FA, WILLIAMS KH, and EGGLESTON S, New York, New York Academy of Sciences. In press Google Scholar2. : Statement on alcoholism. The Bulletin 12:225, 1971 Google Scholar3. : The WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence. Sixteenth Report. WHO Tech Rep Ser No. 407, 1969 Google Scholar4. : Manual on Alcoholism. Chicago, Illinois, American Medical Association, 1968 Google Scholar5. : Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2nd ed. Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Association, 1968, p. 45 (category 303) and pp. 24-26 (category 291) Google Scholar6. : Who Cares About an Alcoholism Program in the General Hospital? Chicago, Illinois, American Hospital Association, 1972 Google Scholar7. Alcohol and Health, DHEW Publication No. (HSM) 73-9031, 1972 Google Scholar8. SEIXAS F, OMENN G, and BURK E(editors): Nature and Nurture in Alcoholism, vol. 197. New York, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1972. Google Scholar9. GOODWIN D, SCHULSINGER F, and HERMANSEN L: Alcohol problems in adoptees raised apart from alcoholic biological parents. Arch Gen Psychiatry 28:238-243, 1973 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. JONES R and HELRICH A: Treatment of alcoholism by physicians in private practice, a national survey, Q J Stud Alcohol 33:117-131, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. CHAFETZ M, BLANE H, and HILL M (editors): Frontiers of Alcoholism. New York, Science House, 1970 Google Scholar12. SCHMECK H: Decline in deaths from nine leading diseases show a surprising trend. New York Times, 6 May 1974 Google Scholar13. National Council on Alcoholism 1973 Annual Report. New York, National Council on Alcoholism, 1974 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: FRANK A. SEIXAS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: National Council on Alcoholism 2 Park Avenue, New York, New York PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPhilosophical and Legal Aspects of the Disease Concept of AlcoholismMoving the Treatment of Alcoholism into the Medical MainstreamChemical Dependency Education within Medical Schools: Supervised Clinical Experience 1 September 1974Volume 81, Issue 3Page: 396-398KeywordsAlcoholismDrug abuseDrugsFoodHabitsPatients ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1974 PDF downloadLoading ...