Alcohols impact in Family

The alcoholic:

• Denies the alcohol problem, blames others, forgets and tells stories to defend and protest against   humiliation, attack and criticism from others in the family;
• Spends money for day-to-day needs on alcohol;
• Becomes unpredictable and impulsive in behavior;
• Resorts to verbal and physical abuse in place of honest, open talk;
• Loses the trust of family, relatives, and friends;
• Shows deterioration of physical health;
• Experiences a diminishing sexual drive;
• Has feelings of despair and hopelessness; and,
• Thinks about suicide and possibly makes an attempt.

The spouse:

• Often tries to hide and deny the existing problem of the alcoholic;
• Takes on the responsibilities of the other person, carrying the load of two and perpetrating the spouse dependence;
• Takes a job to get away from the problem and/or maintain financial security;

• Finds it difficult to be open and honest because of resentment, anger, and hurt feelings;
• Avoids sexual contact;
• May over-protect the children, neglect them, and/or use them for emotional support;
• Shows gradual social withdrawal and isolation;
• May lose feelings of self-respect and self-worth;
• May use alcohol or prescription drugs in an effort to cope.

The children:

• May be victims of birth defects;
• May be torn between parents; being loyal to one, they arouse and feel the anger of the other;
• May be deprived of emotional and physical support;
• Avoid peer activities, especially in the home out of fear and shame;
• Learn destructive and negative ways of dealing with problems and getting attention;
• Lack trust in anyone;
• May lose sight of values, standards and goals because of the absence of consistent, strong parenting.
• Suffer a diminishing sense of self-worth as a significant member of the family.

Sunil Kumar                                            Jayasudha Kamaraj

Clinical Psychologist                                Counseling Psychologist

Founder - Mind Zone                               Co-founder, Mind Zone

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DENIAL IN FAMILY

It is ironic that family members deny a drinking problem in their family, because this is exactly what the alcoholic does. We know that, for the alcoholic, denial is functional for the continuation of the drinking. As long as the alcoholic denies that he/she has a problem, there is no reason to seek a solution. Non-alcoholic family members also deny, but their denial is totally dysfunctional to meeting their needs. Everyone in the family denies that anything is wrong, yet no one feels right. Family denial of alcoholism occurs in at least three ways: as systemic denial; as protection against exposure; and, as the primary patient philosophy.

SUNIL KUMAR                                                          JAYASUDHA KAMARAJ

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST                                    COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST

FOUNDER - MIND ZONE                                         CO-FOUNDER, MIND ZONE

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Alcoholism and Society

In our society today, if a woman is married to a male alcoholic and there are children under the age of 18 in the family, nine out of ten women will stay with the alcoholic. However, if the situation is reversed, and she is the alcoholic, only one out of ten males will stay. In fact, an alcoholic wife has a nine times greater chance of divorce than an alcoholic husband (Kinney, 2000).

Many of the women’s reasons for staying range from a lack of viable alternatives to denial. Additionally, the norms of society must be considered. For example, a male can become inebriated and engage in drunken behavior, and still be permitted to feel masculine. It is difficult for a woman to become inebriated and engage in drunken behavior and feel feminine. For the male, there exists a complementary norm of excessive drinking and masculinity. However, for the female, there exists a conflicting norm regarding excessive drinking and femininity. Where a complementary norm exists, there is a higher probability of its continual occurrence and a higher level of social acceptance.

Another factor may be that if a woman has children, and she is suspected of having a drinking problem, one of the first things that may be said about her is that she is an “unfit” mother. It is unlikely that the male will stay in this situation. However, how long does male alcoholism continue before we hear that he is an “unfit” father?

Sunil Kumar                                      Jayasudha Kamaraj

Clinical Psychologist                         Counseling Psychologist

Founder - Mind Zone                        Co-founder, Mind Zone

+91 9444 297058                              +91 91760 55660

Alcoholism is a family disease

Living with an alcoholic is a family affair. Because it subjects all members of a household to constant stress and fears of various kinds, it has often been referred to as a “family illness.” To one degree or another, all members of the family are affected. However, not all alcoholic families, nor all members of the same family, are affected in a similar manner.

sunil kumar                                           jayasudha kamaraj

clinical psychologist                             counseling psychologist

founder - mind zone                             co-founder, mind zone

+91 9444 297058                                 +91 9176 055660

Mind Zone

Psychiatric Emergency : 9444 020006

Mental Health Survey 2015 - 16

Our assessment of the economic cost of care of a person with a mental disorder, mainly as out of pocket expenditure, reveals a huge burden . Families had to spend nearly INR 1000 – 1500 a month mainly for treatment and travel to access care. The hidden and intangible costs are difficult to monetize and http://mindzone.in/add to this burden.

Mental Illness

Mental disorders affect everyone, irrespective of age, gender, residence and living standards, even though some groups are at a higher risk for certain illnesses; only the impact varies.

Mental Health Survey, 2015-16

Conditions related to the brain and mind are acknowledged to be on the increase in recent times. This is probably due to the growing awareness in society, improved recognition, variations in disease patterns, changing lifestyles and biological vulnerabilities. Consequently, depression, anxiety, alcohol use, suicidal behaviours, drug use, sleep disorders and several others are on the increase.

                                                                                                     Mental Health Survey, 2015-16.

Sunil Kumar                                              Jayasudha Kamaraj
Clinical Psychologist                                 Counseling Psychologist
Founder - Mind Zone                                 Co-founder, Mind Zone
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Profile of Mind Zone

In this ever changing and evolving social and cultural milieu and ever progressing scientific understanding of the brain and behavior the role of Residential Psychiatric and Psychological Rehabilitation centers also is changing and demanding. The Psychology Clinic established in the year 2002 with a mission to offer Psychological service for general public.  The name has been changed to Mind Zone in 2014.

Mind Zone today has specialty centers of excellence evolved with specific therapeutic program to suit the needy person with mental health problems. A team of mental health professionals strive with family for successful reintegration.

WE ARE TODAY:

• The most comprehensive Psychiatric Hospital with psycho social intervention and rehabilitation  with over 70 persons with various mental health issues undergoing treatment /rehabilitation under one roof and 1000's being reintegrated back to society and family.
• The centre is spread across sprawling built up area of about 10,000 Sq Ft.
• Over 5 mental health professionals work round the clock
• 24*7 Emergency Care Team to manage the Psychiatric Emergencies (Suicide and Violent Behavior) and also associated medical and behavioral issues related to Alcohol & Drug Abuse.
• Comprehensive Psychiatric care with Psycho social interventions with RECOVERY oriented programs, Short Term & Long Term rehabilitation, care suiting to the needs and challenges posed by the illness.
• Centers of Excellence for focused and specialized interventions  

Sunil Kumar                                         Jayasudha Kamaraj

Clinical Psychologist                           Counseling Psychologist

Founder - Mind Zone                           Co-founder, Mind Zone

+91 9444 297058                                  +91 91760 55660