While much research has been conducted throughout the years regarding addiction and alcoholism, few findings have been found to predict potential for relapse for those suffering from alcoholism.
Yale School of Medicine researchers may have found a way to predict which individuals have a greater chance of relapse after alcoholism treatment.
Researchers studied patients who had received four weeks of alcoholism treatment at the Connecticut Mental Health Center. Using an MRI to measure gray matter areas in the brain that are associated with impulse control, they found that the patients who relapsed in a shorter span of time were those who had decreased gray matter within the brain.
“New studies emerge within the addiction field on a regular basis,” begins a spokesperson for Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center. “This latest one from the Yale School of Medicine is very encouraging for those of us who are on the frontlines working with clients face-to-face. Preventing relapse within the first year is the most challenging aspect of recovery. With studies such as this one, we are able to decide upon the best treatment modalities that are the most effective for each patient on an individualized basis”.
Relapse for an alcoholic in early recovery can be the biggest challenge, yet addressing the needs of each individual person can make recovery possible. If you or a loved one suspects that substance abuse or alcoholism is taking a hold in the life of someone you love, Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center can assist you in helping them begin the journey to recovery and living a life of sobriety.
Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center is a modern drug rehab facility that is skilled in serving a variety of clients with various addictions and in varying stages of addiction. The caring, compassionate team is made up of licensed and certified social workers and counselors who have extensive experience and specialty in the addiction treatment field. In addition, the staff includes a Nurse Practitioner, as well as a Registered Nurse, both of whom also have specializations and experience within the field of addiction treatment and alcohol rehab.
Mountainside also provides services for those individuals who come to them with dual diagnoses and require the services of a Psychiatrist to help conquer the unique challenges that dual diagnosis brings.
For the past 13 years, Mountainside has established itself as an innovator within the addiction treatment field, and the treatment modalities Mountainside utilizes are regarded as among the most cutting-edge approaches in helping individuals to get, and to remain, sober. As a result of their unique, innovative approaches to addiction treatment, Mountainside has become the model for the addiction treatment field.
The program, along with its professional addiction treatment team, have earned national recognition and resulted in Mountainside being invited to Washington by the White House to meet with the White House Drug Czar, John P. Walters, for an in-depth meeting on what makes its program so successful. These accolades did not go unnoticed within the addiction treatment field and resulted in the adoption by many throughout the country of a more holistic approach to drug addiction treatment.
If you or someone you love is addicted to drugs or alcohol, or if you have any questions, please contact Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center for a confidential inquiry at 800-762-5433.
