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Alcoholism as a Primary Illness

Alcoholism as a Primary Illness: Meaning that addiction to alcohol is a separate illness to other conditions connected to it and not the symptom of another underlying condition. Also, that the alcoholism needs to be addressed first - other diagnosis’s e.g. depression, can be most accurately made and treated only once the alcoholic is in stable recovery.  

This Glossary article was created on 23rd February 2010