title: The subacute phase of alcoholism.
abstract: Aggressive intervention in the medical and psychosocial problems of the subacute phase of alcoholism allows the physician to assume a holistic approach to the alcohol-addicted individual and provides a basis for eventual arrest of the chronic disease. A variety of metabolic abnormalities and physiologic disorders require attention. Management of psychologic problems requires the use of rational authority, early psychotherapy, judicious short-term psychopharmacology and use of available community resources.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D011600:Psychopharmacology; D011613:Psychotherapy