Strive to maintain normal weight! Determination of BMI (body mass index, body mass index) or body composition by means of electrical impedance analysis and, if necessary, participation in a medically supervised program for underweight people.
Avoidance of psychosocial stress:
Current conflicts
Unemployment
Social isolation
Stress
Conventional non-surgical therapy methods
Qualified withdrawal: qualified withdrawal is a specific therapy accompanying physical withdrawal, in which the patient and his relatives are taught further measures. Afterwards, the patient should also integrate into self-help groups or other counseling centers. Up to 50% of those affected remain abstinent after this measure.
The concept of controlled drinking (KT) begins to establish itself more strongly alongside the goal of abstinence (treatment with: opioid antagonists).
Regular control examinations
Regular medical checkups
Nutritional medicine
Nutritional counseling based on nutritional analysis
Nutritional recommendations according to a mixed diet taking into account the disease at hand. This means, among other things:
Daily total of 5 servings of fresh vegetables and fruits (≥ 400 g; 3 servings of vegetables and 2 servings of fruits).
Once or twice a week fresh sea fish, i.e. fatty marine fish (omega-3 fatty acids) such as salmon, herring, mackerel.
Observance of the following special dietary recommendations:
In chronic alcohol consumption, due to absorption disorders in the intestine or insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables, the concentrations of most vitamins and trace elements in the blood are lowered – if necessary, taking a suitable dietary supplement.
Selection of appropriate food based on the nutritional analysis
See also under “Therapy with micronutrients (vital substances)”.
Ambulatory psychiatric care (APP) as an aid in times of crisis to establish self and disease history and to promote individual as well as recovery processes.