NURS 6630 Week 10 Assignment: Assessing and Treating Patients With Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction / A Puerto Rican Woman with Comorbid Addiction.

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NURS 6630 Week 10 Assignment: Assessing and Treating Patients With Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction / A Puerto Rican Woman with Comorbid Addiction.-The client is a 53-year-old Puerto Rican fem... ale presenting to the clinic with comorbid alcohol use disorder and gambling disorder symptoms. Mrs. Maria Perez states that she has struggled with alcohol addiction since her late teens following her father's death. Little research has been conducted on the effects of a parent's loss and its causation relationship with alcohol use. Most studies have focused on parental alcohol abuse, raising young addicts, and the role of the family in the alcoholic behavior of children. However, a research study associated parental absence due to separation or death with smoking and alcohol consumption in adolescence and adulthood (Lacey et al., 2018). She also states that she has been having more and more difficulty maintaining her sobriety for the past two years since the opening of the new “Rising Sun” casino near her home. Ms. Perez states that she gets “such a high” when she is gambling and enjoys a drink or two to help calm her during high-stake games. Different research studies have associated [Show More]

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