What Interventions Are There To Help Family Members With Patients Battling The Disorder?
They can surround themselves with friends, relatives, and other individuals who support them while doing interventions or taking further steps to assist a person battling the disorder.
Victims should make it known that they have stopped drinking and taken proper care of themselves by eating healthy food, getting enough sleep, staying active to control their stress, and participating in activities free of alcohol (McHugh & Weiss, 2019).
Psychological counseling sessions for the family members can assist them in comprehending their patient’s alcohol use disorder and promote their adjustment to the psychological effects of using alcohol (Carvalho et al., 2019).
References
Carvalho, A. F., Heilig, M., Perez, A., Probst, C., & Rehm, J. (2019). Alcohol use disorders. The Lancet, 394(10200), 781-792. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31775-1