The cases of drinking problems have actually gone up in Minneapolis, MN which means that drinking counsellors have to be more vigilant when it comes to handling their patients. Now in order to evaluate whether one has a problem or not, the counsellors would usually have them undergo alcohol assessment. This would determine how bad their problem is.
Now there are three ways that counsellors would actually assess the alcoholism level of a person. Now these three methods are known as the Michigan Alcohol Screen Test or MAST, the cut down, annoyance, guilt, and eye opener test or CAGE test, and of course the tolerance, worried, eye openers, amnesia and cut down or TWEAK test. Counsellors may use any of these tests to know whether a person has a drinking problem or not.
The first one is known as the Michigan Alcohol Screen Test and was made popular during the year 1971. Basically, the counsellor will be asking questions about how alcoholism is the result of such personal problems like work problems, family problems, and other kinds. This method will allow the patient to be able to realize himself that he actually does have a problem when it comes to drinking.
The next method is known as the CAGE method and each letter corresponds to the question that the therapist would have to ask the patient. The letter C corresponds to whether people have asked him to cut down on drinking. The letter A represents whether the patient has been annoyed when people comment on his alcoholic habits. The letter G represents whether one has feelings of guilt for drinking. The E aims to let the patient have an eye openers or drinks early in the morning.
There is also the TWEAK method which is quite similar to the CAGE method but is a little bit more complete. The TWEAK method is composed of letters that serve as abbreviations for the words tolerance, worried, eye openers, amnesia and cut down. By taking a look at these five aspects, one will be able to evaluate the drinking problem of an alcoholic.
The T would determine the tolerance of the alcoholic or how much he can drink. The W would determine who in his family members are worried about him. The E would determine whether one would have morning drinks in order to calm down his hangovers. The A would determine whether one would start to forget a lot of important things in his life. The K would determine whether the patient has ever thought of cutting down.
Now after he has gone through the assessment, he will also need to go through a physical examination. Most likely, he would need one because there are probably some organs in his body that has been damaged because of the problem. After he has gone through a medical examination, then he has to seek some medical treatment.
Of course while medical treatment is given, mental treatment is also given. The first thing one has to do is undergo detoxification and also some withdrawal effects because of it. Now after the process, one has to go back for regular psychotherapy so that his problem will not come back anymore.
Now there are three ways that counsellors would actually assess the alcoholism level of a person. Now these three methods are known as the Michigan Alcohol Screen Test or MAST, the cut down, annoyance, guilt, and eye opener test or CAGE test, and of course the tolerance, worried, eye openers, amnesia and cut down or TWEAK test. Counsellors may use any of these tests to know whether a person has a drinking problem or not.
The first one is known as the Michigan Alcohol Screen Test and was made popular during the year 1971. Basically, the counsellor will be asking questions about how alcoholism is the result of such personal problems like work problems, family problems, and other kinds. This method will allow the patient to be able to realize himself that he actually does have a problem when it comes to drinking.
The next method is known as the CAGE method and each letter corresponds to the question that the therapist would have to ask the patient. The letter C corresponds to whether people have asked him to cut down on drinking. The letter A represents whether the patient has been annoyed when people comment on his alcoholic habits. The letter G represents whether one has feelings of guilt for drinking. The E aims to let the patient have an eye openers or drinks early in the morning.
There is also the TWEAK method which is quite similar to the CAGE method but is a little bit more complete. The TWEAK method is composed of letters that serve as abbreviations for the words tolerance, worried, eye openers, amnesia and cut down. By taking a look at these five aspects, one will be able to evaluate the drinking problem of an alcoholic.
The T would determine the tolerance of the alcoholic or how much he can drink. The W would determine who in his family members are worried about him. The E would determine whether one would have morning drinks in order to calm down his hangovers. The A would determine whether one would start to forget a lot of important things in his life. The K would determine whether the patient has ever thought of cutting down.
Now after he has gone through the assessment, he will also need to go through a physical examination. Most likely, he would need one because there are probably some organs in his body that has been damaged because of the problem. After he has gone through a medical examination, then he has to seek some medical treatment.
Of course while medical treatment is given, mental treatment is also given. The first thing one has to do is undergo detoxification and also some withdrawal effects because of it. Now after the process, one has to go back for regular psychotherapy so that his problem will not come back anymore.
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