Abstract
Individuals who are dependent on drugs or alcohol use these substances as a way of dealing with their problems. Robinson4 writes that people with addictive personalities do not choose to think their way through problems. They live in their feelings predominantly. They use alcohol and drugs as substitutes for thinking, resolving problems and getting their needs met.
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Burgess, A.W. and Lazare, A., Psychiatric Nursing in the Hospital and in the Community, Prentice Hall, 1976
Irving, S., Basic Psychiatric Nursing, Saunders, 1978
Anon., Report on Alcohol and Alcoholism of a Special Committee of The Royal College of Psychiatrists, Tavistock Publications, 1979
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Diagram Group, Man’s Body, Paddington Press, 1976
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Martin, P. (1987). Nursing the patient who is dependent on alcohol. In: Care of the Mentally Ill. The Essentials of Nursing. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09492-9_13
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