19:910:502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Comorbidity, Relapse Prevention
4 Dec 2020
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Cbt is effective for stimulant use disorder because stimulant use is more about mental withdrawal than physical. Changing thoughts helps when you experience your triggers (people, places and things). Explanatory paragraph- hw, why these goals, core beliefs and automatic thoughts. Identify 3 people he can call for support. Groups of people who have encountered barriers in appropriating treatment. Shame and stigma- run and hide from feelings of shame. Fear of labels of an addict or alcoholic. Women more commonly use due to interpersonal conflicts. Women have higher prevalence of comorbid psychiatric. Women are often victims of sexual, physical, psychological and verbal abuse. Alcohol does something to skin- women with chronic alcohol use disorder look much much older than they actually are. Telescoping phenomenon- when we see accelerated pattern of use and progression of consequences. Women use later in age and develop consequences in shorter period of time. Men use earlier and experience consequences later in life.
