Regardless of your origins, your age, your ethnic origin, alcoholism can be a problem. No one is safe from its attacks. When considering treatment for alcoholism, it is best to take an integrated approach. It is best to use a combination of different treatment models and involve a group of people in the treatment and recovery process. People typically involved are one or more counselors, a pastor, family, friends, church family, and other members of the support group. Everyone is different and will respond differently to treatment. It is good practice to personalize treatment as best as possible for each individual. Since men are more likely than women to suffer from alcoholism, the treatment plan presented will be aimed at adult white American men. Individual and group therapy are valuable and will play an imperative role in the treatment of alcoholism. Group therapy sessions such as those in Alcoholics Anonymous are particularly important because they help the alcoholic not feel alone in their problems while still being able to talk openly in a safe and supportive environment with other people who have had similar experiences (Connors, DiClemente, Velasquez, & Donovan, 2013). Group therapy gives them hope of seeing other people healed. Recovery is an option. Receiving support from those who have experienced what the client is experiencing can be very beneficial. It would be best to use a combination of the medical and spiritual disease models. The Medical Disease Model states that “addiction is a unitary, primary, progressive condition over which sufferers have no control” (Jenkins and Finner-Williams, 2013). Using the medical illness model, providers would support the use of AA and help from other health care professionals... middle of article......disease-related disorders alcohol. The Lancet, 373(9662), 492-501. http://dx.doi.org/complicateSher, KJ, Grekin, ER, & Williams, NA (2005). The development of alcohol use disorders. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology 1, 493-523. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/docview/213128671 Simon, J., Patel, A., & Sleed, M. (August 2005). The costs of alcoholism. Journal of Mental Health, 14(4), 321-330. Retrieved from http://rx9vh3hy4r.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info%3Aofi%2Fenc%3AUTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/summon.serialssolutions.com&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev :mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=The+costs+of+alcoholism&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Mental+Health&rft.au=Simon%2C+Judit&rft.date=2005&rft.issn=0963-8237&rft.eissn =1360 -0567&rft.spage=321&rft.externalDBID=DRUG&rft.externalDocID=olism_60847_DRUG¶mdict=en-US