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Posts about: ## Alcohol use ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/fitness-collection-carol-001.png) [Mental Health,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health) [Alcohol use](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/alcohol-use) ### [Mental Health | Perfectionism linked w/ Severe Alcohol Use Disorder](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-perfectionism-linked-w/-severe-alcohol-use-disorder-1) Fri, Feb 03, 2023 @ 06:00 AM ## Mental Health | Perfectionist traits are associated with severe alcohol use disorder (AUD),...   ... according to a new study published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. 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Chan School of Public Health, among those adults with MCI, the risk of dementia according to numbers of alcoholic drinks per week wasn’t statistically significant, although it appeared to be highest for drinking more than 14 drinks per week compared with less than one drink. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/dementia-in-older-adults-2/day-or-14-drinks-a-week-increases-risk) ![Social Anxiety Disorder](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/Eye.png) [Anxiety Help,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/anxiety-help) [Alcohol use](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/alcohol-use) ### [Higher Risk for Alcohol use w/ Social Anxiety Disorder](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/higher-risk-for-alcohol-use-w/-social-anxiety-disorder) Fri, Jul 19, 2019 @ 06:00 AM ## Mental Health | Unlike other types of anxiety disorders, social anxiety disorder appears to have a causal influence on the risk for alcohol use disorder,…. 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