Open AccessA Specialized Medical Center for the Treatment of Drug Abuse and Alcoholism
Author(s) -
Mona Takkiedine Amyuni
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
al-raida
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-4841
pISSN - 0259-9953
DOI - 10.32380/alrj.v0i0.939
Subject(s) - anguish , psychiatry , alcohol abuse , population , pathological , personality , personality disorders , depression (economics) , substance abuse , medicine , psychology , clinical psychology , psychoanalysis , environmental health , philosophy , epistemology , economics , macroeconomics
The tragic Lebanese war created among the population a great dependency on drugs, alcohol and tranquilizers. In an increasingly violent environment, personality disorders, varied types of depression, anguish, fatigue and insomnia led to an abusive and pathological automedication.