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| Published: June 25, 2020

Psychosocial theories of alcohol abuse: an understanding and its relevance

Prem Prakash

Consultant Psychiatric Social Work, District Mental Health Programe, Barabanki, (UP), India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Pradeep Kumar

Consultant Psychiatric Social Work, State Institute of Mental Health, PD BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak (Govt of Haryana), India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Amool Ranjan Singh

Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences (RINPAS), Kanke, Ranchi, (Govt of Jharkhand), India. Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.096/20200802

DOI: 10.25215/0802.096

ABSTRACT

Alcohol abuse is reflected as a major public health concern in worldwide. It impaired many areas of life, including familial, vocational, psychological, legal, social, or physical aspects of life. These people are widely considered to be a vulnerable population. The purpose of this study is to explore the psychosocial theory related to alcohol abuse. Literature has been searched the both electronic databases including PubMed and manual searches for this. This article reviews the various theories related with alcoholism. Psychosocial theories of alcohol abuse can be utilized to identify and contextualize trends in major treatment approaches for the people of alcohol abuse and also provide possible future directions for research in that specific area.

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

18.01.096/20200802

10.25215/0802.096

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Published in   Volume 08, Issue 2, April- June, 2020