New alcoholism research identifies five types of alcoholics and shows that young adults account for more than half of U.S. alcoholics. The high percentage of young adults among alcoholics was ...

While narcissism is a personality disorder and alcoholism is an addiction, narcissists and alcoholics share several characteristics. Recognizing these commonalities can help you understand and cope ...

One day at a time. That's one of the main mottos for those recovering in Alcoholics Anonymous, (A.A.) an organization which can trace its roots back to the parlor of a modest hotel in Vermont. That ...

Its faith-based 12-step program dominates treatment in the United States. But researchers have debunked central tenets of AA doctrine and found dozens of other treatments more effective. J.G. is a ...

CLEVELAND - Participating in community service activities and helping others is not just good for the soul; it has a healing effect that helps alcoholics and other addicts become and stay sober, a ...

I come from a family of alcoholics. Sarah, my first cousin, was the most recent to die of complications from alcoholism, at age 41. Before her, seven people in our extended family, including her ...

Male alcoholics appear to have a great deal of difficulty recognizing emotions in verbal language, a small European study suggests. The researchers also found that the men have a weakened ability to ...

When the United States erupted in protests across the country last summer, footage of buildings on fire and protesters being thrown to the ground by police dominated social media. My desire to drink ...

Myths have a way of coming to resemble facts through repetition alone. This is as true in science and psychology as in politics and history. Today few areas of public health are more riven with ...

Cai Ying, center, a psychiatrist at West China Hospital in Chengdu, talks with alcoholics during a regular group therapy session as part of the hospital's Alcoholics Anonymous. The program is the ...