title: Helping the alcoholic patient recover.
abstract: The patient may come to your unit because of any of the numerous possible health consequences of alcoholism. Or his dependence may surface after he's admitted for some unrelated problem. In either case, your challenge is to see him through withdrawal and set him on the path to long-term recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Antai-Otong
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000451:nursing
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol