Video 11) Alcohol Abuse Therapy
The videos that you are about to see deals with alcohol its effects on the body and how to reduce or stop drinking alcohol. This process should always be done in consultation with your psychiatrist and only after receiving his go ahead should you try doing this activity. Treatment for alcohol abuse is done is stages, the first stage is medications, the second stage is anti-craving medications and the next stage is cognitive behaviour therapy. This video will take you through the process of therapy in order to help you abstain from alcohol. This process is divided into 7 modules and it is essential that you view all the modules if you want benefits from the process. The more you practice it the better chances that you will be able to stop drinking alcohol. The duration of the videos all together is about 1 hour and 22 minutes.
- Module 1: (duration: 9 mins 20 secs): This video deals with what is alcohol and also it dispels some myths about alcohol consumption.
- Module 2: (duration: 19 mins 26 secs): This module deals with the immediate and long terms effects of alcohol on the body. This module will educate you about the ill effects of alcohol on the body and hence motivate you to reduce and stop drinking.
- Module 3: (duration: 9mins 7 secs): This module will take you through the process which clinicians use to diagnose dependency in people who drink alcohol. It also will take you through a questionnaire to help you identify if you are dependent on alcohol or not.
- Module 4: (duration: 11 mins 08 secs): This module offers you tips about how to drink less. These tips if followed will certainly reduce your drinking quantity.
- Module 5: (Duration: 4 mins 22 secs) This module educates you about why you should stop drinking and what is the benefits of cutting down and stopping alcohol consumption.
- Module 6: (duration: 13 mins 57 secs): This module will take you through the thought process a person goes through in order to change his behaviour with reference to alcohol consumption. This can also be used for other behavioural change too. This is a powerful tool if understood and practiced regularly.
- Module 7: (duration: 15 mins 05 secs): This module is about how we can use aversion therapy to stop drinking alcohol and creating an aversion to alcohol. This requires regular practice and it can help if practiced regularly.
This module will be more effective if used along with the module for Introduction to CBT and the Relaxation Therapy Module.