A Woman Manifest Symptoms Of Depression And Alcoholism And Makes An Appointment To See Her Doctor


Cindy was a thirty-year-old travel agent who knew that she had a problem with her drinking. For example, within the past two months she has felt the need to have one or two drinks before going to work, four weeks ago she failed to pass a random urine alcohol test at her place of employment, three months ago she got pulled over by the police for "driving under the influence", and lastly, for around six months she has begun to fail to remember what she does and says when she drinks with her pals.

Not unlike many other people, Cindy's experiences with alcohol started out slowly and continued at this speed for quite some time because at times she engaged in casual social drinking. In fact, for nearly six months, every time she went out with her friends to drink, she made sure to drink in a responsible manner. Something about her drinking, however, seemed to completely change when she got divorced.

Cindy got extremely despondent about the breakup with her husband, and as a way to stop dwelling on her disheartening feelings she came to the conclusion that she would start hanging around more often with some of her pals who love to party. It didn't take very long, nevertheless, before her drinking increased to a significant degree the more frequently she went to and drank at dinner dates, sporting events, happy hours, private parties, and family get-togethers with her pals.

In brief, she was having a blast drinking just like everyone else in her group of buddies without giving much thought to the alcohol short term effects and especially about the alcohol long term effects she has been going though. Yet somewhere in the recesses of her mind she knew about the adverse alcohol effects on the body and on the mind and that she most likely required alcohol rehabilitation but avoided the thought as much as she could.

One day during her annual physical exam, her healthcare professional asked her if she drank alcohol. Not wanting to lie to her doctor, Cindy admitted that she frequently drinks more than she should. In actual fact, she said that she frequently drinks in an excessive and abusive manner. Then Cindy told her physician about her dejection. More plainly, she stated that shattered relationships commonly elicited a depressing cycle of events characterized by increased drinking which further resulted in more negative feelings that, in turn, led to even more drinking. And this is exactly what took place when her husband and she got divorced seven months ago.

Cindy's physician then told her the following: "I am not trying to make an impulsive diagnosis, but with your medical circumstances we may be confronting two separate matters. As a result, I think we probably need to schedule an appointment for you to get an alcohol abuse and alcoholism evaluation from my partner, Dr. Kennard, who is an alcoholism and alcohol abuse specialist."

"Whether your drinking circumstance is more linked to alcohol abuse or alcohol dependency is not clear, but I think that further assessment is warranted. Then I think we need to make an appointment for you to get a psychological evaluation from another one of my partners, Dr. Cooke, who is a clinical psychologist."

"I want to get a better understanding about your dejection and see how much your depression and drinking are interlinked." Cindy expressed her approval of her healthcare practitioner's treatment plan and thanked him for his help.

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