Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Center - Chicopee, MAChicopee Psychiatrist Doctors for Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismType of Physician: Psychiatrist What is a Psychiatrist? A certification by the Board of Psychiatry & Neurology; practitioners are skilled in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental, addictive and emotional disorders. He or she is trained to understand the biological, psychological and social components of illness and is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, as well as to evaluate and treat psychological and interpersonal problems. The psychiatrist is also prepared to intervene with individuals and families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living. Specialty: Psychiatry Common Name: Psychiatrist Doctors in Chicopee *![]() Psychiatry Care Associates PC ![]() Baystate Behavioral Health Associates ![]() Bay State Behavioral Health ![]() Baystate Behavioral Health Associates ![]() Benjamin Liptzin MD ![]() Baystate Behavioral Health Associates ![]() Baystate Behavioral Health Associates ![]() RiverBend Medical Group Chicopee Office ![]() RiverBend Medical Group Chicopee Office ![]() RiverBend Medical Group Chicopee Office ![]() RiverBend Medical Group Chicopee Office ![]() Behavioral Health Network ![]() Aloysius L Davis III MD ![]() Behavioral Health Network ![]() Brightside School Street Counseling Institute ![]() Memory Wellness LLC ![]() Luz M Martin MD & Associates ![]() Luz M Martin MD & Associates ![]() Moris Pardo MD ![]() Elizabeth A Bramson MD ![]() Counseling & Gynecology Group ![]() Therapeutic Associates PC ![]() Jay Pomerantz MD ![]() Valley Psychiatric Services Inc ![]() Baystate Medical Center ![]() Baystate Medical Center ![]() Baystate Medical Center ![]() Holyoke Hospital Outpatient Psychiatry ![]() Holyoke Hospital Outpatient Psychiatry ![]() Holyoke Hospital Outpatient Psychiatry ![]() Holyoke Hospital Outpatient Psychiatry ![]() Donna M Cohen MD ![]() Nancy Westermann MD ![]() Providence Behavioral Health ![]() Providence Behavioral Health ![]() Lydia A Kapell MD ![]() Griswold Center Wing Memorial Hospital ![]() Griswold Center Wing Memorial Hospital ![]() Griswold Center Wing Memorial Hospital ![]() Ricardo A Mujica MD ![]() Raymond Gottlieb MD ![]() Ira Addes MD ![]() Harold R Jordan MD ![]() Service Net Inc ![]() Richard C Rice MD ![]() Sanford Bloomberg MD ![]() Marc A Bleicher MD ![]() Michael Perlman MD ![]() Ralph L Cohen MD ![]() Shoshana Sokoloff MD ![]() Kenneth Talan MD ![]() Carl Saviano MD ![]() Killian O'Connell MD ![]() UMass Mental Health Services ![]() UMass Mental Health Services ![]() Cooley Dickinson Hospital Behavioral Health Services ![]() Valley Medical Group PC ![]() Valley Medical Group PC ![]() Valley Medical Group PC ![]() Cooley Dickinson Hospital Behavioral Health Services ![]() Ballis Psychiatrics Associates ![]() Griswold Center Wing Memorial Hospital ![]() SuEllen Hamkins MD ![]() Franklin Medical Center Psychiatry ![]() Franklin Medical Center Psychiatry ![]() Franklin Medical Center Psychiatry ![]() Barre Family Health Center ![]() George B Wells Human Services ![]() George B Wells Human Services ![]() George B Wells Human Services ![]() George B Wells Human Services ![]() George B Wells Human Services ![]() Stephen R Greenberg MD ![]() Heywood Hospital Mental Health ![]() Newton Square Counseling Center ![]() Arbour Counseling Services ![]() Mark Cutler MD ![]() Scott B Cutler MD ![]() Community Health Service ![]() Community Healthlink ![]() Community Health Service ![]() Apogee Integrated Mental Health Services Inc ![]() Richard C Tomb MD ![]() Psychiatry & Counseling Associates ![]() Sherrill A Conna MD ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Psychiatry ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Psychiatry ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Psychiatry ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Psychiatry ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Psychiatry ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Psychiatry ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Psychiatry ![]() UMass Memorial Medical Center Psychiatry ![]() Prescott Health Care LLP ![]() Prescott Health Care LLP ![]() Prescott Health Care LLP ![]() Prescott Health Care LLP ![]() You Inc at Wetzel Center ![]() Hernando Romero MD ![]() You Inc at Wetzel Center Chicopee, MassachusettsUpcoming Local Events2012-06-10
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Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismRead the Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism article » What is alcoholism?Alcoholism, also known as alcohol dependence, is a disease that includes the following four symptoms:
For clinical and research purposes, formal diagnostic criteria for alcoholism also have been developed. Such criteria are included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, published by the American Psychiatric Association, as well as in the International Classification Diseases, published by the World Health Organization.
Is alcoholism a disease?Yes, alcoholism is a disease. The craving that an alcoholic feels for alcohol can be as strong as the need for food or water. An alcoholic will continue to drink despite serious family, health, or legal problems. Like many other diseases, alcoholism is chronic, meaning that it lasts a person's lifetime; it usually follows a predictable course; and it has symptoms. The risk for developing alcoholism is influenced both by a person's genes and by his or her lifestyle. Is alcoholism inherited? Recommended Reading Related to AlcoholismHoliday Depression and Stress » Holiday depression and stress facts
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