Alcoholic-related Liver Disease: Treatment And Rehabilitation

Course overview

For people who cope with alcoholism, the specter of recovery relative to prevention of relapse and injury to the body is ongoing. Of significance liver injury, fibrosis or cirrhosis, is always a concern and can potentially severely impact the individual affected by an alcohol use disorder. Long-term alcohol use has been strongly connected to mental and physical disease states, and in the past few decades there has been a plethora of research related to patient education, treatments, disease management, and understanding the power of addiction in peoples’ lives. The medical condition of alcohol-related cirrhosis is a major area of research and concern for all members of the interdisciplinary health team. Liver transplant is the standard treatment for severe cases of alcohol use but this treatment may be limited. Relapsing episodes of alcohol use impacts an individual’s prognosis and treatment.