Umhau John C
John C. Umhau, MD, MPH, CPE, is board certified in addiction medicine. He was formerly with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and currently practices at alcoholrecoverymedicine.com.
J Christ Nurs. 2019 Jul/Sep;36(3):148-156. doi: 10.1097/CNJ.0000000000000624.
Largely underutilized in North America, the use of medications to treat alcohol dependence is frequently a successful method of reducing alcohol craving and promoting abstinence. Recovery from alcohol addiction can be a complicated process, requiring nutritional, social, psychological, spiritual, and physical aspects of healing and self-directed behavioral change. Nurses can intervene in alcohol use disorder via screening, referrals, support of medical and behavioral treatments, and spiritual care that emphasizes hope, forgiveness, and relief from shame and guilt.
在北美，药物治疗酒精依赖的方法很大程度上未得到充分利用，而使用药物治疗酒精依赖通常是减少对酒精的渴望并促进戒酒的成功方法。酒精成瘾的康复可能是一个复杂的过程，需要在营养、社交、心理、精神和身体方面进行治疗以及自我导向的行为改变。护士可以通过筛查、转诊、支持药物和行为治疗以及强调希望、宽恕以及摆脱羞耻和内疚感的精神关怀来干预酒精使用障碍。
