Dr. Phil to Host Dr. Harold Urschel of Dallas, Leading Addiction Psychiatrist
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 7, 2009
Dr. Phil McGraw, best-selling author and host of Dr. Phil, the nation’s second highest-rated daytime talk show, will feature Dr. Harold Urschel III, renowned physician specializing in addiction treatment and psychiatry, who is the Founder of the Urschel Recovery Science Institute and Chief Medical Strategist of Enterhealth.com in Dallas, TX, in a show to air today, Thursday, May 7, at 3pm Central Time on CBS.
In the upcoming show, “How to Stay Sober,” Dr. Phil now in his seventh season focuses on the important treatment issues in alcohol and drug addiction as a chronic brain disease and the third leading cause of death in the US. In particular, the show examines the key issues of successful addiction treatment and how to stay sober and prevent relapse, a major problem for most patient’s recovery.
Endorsing Dr. Urschel’s new book Healing the Addicted Brain, Dr. Phil describes him as a leading addictionologist and praises Dr. Urschel’s view of alcohol and drug addiction as a chronic illness, requiring a comprehensive approach. “This guy (Dr. Urschel), in my opinion, is probably the number one addictionologist expert in this particular area,” says Dr. Phil, “His book is Healing the Addicted Brain. You’re going to want to pick that up and read it. I promise you it is so action-oriented.”
“The synergies of putting all the pieces together in a multifaceted treatment program,” Dr. Urschel says, “still elude most treatment programs. Notoriously high relapse and recidivism experiences plague the field, and we believe that our comprehensive fusion of science, technology and social/environmental solutions is far more effective as a long-term solution in many cases.”
As founder of Dallas-based Urschel Recovery Science Institute and Chief Medical Strategist for www.EnterHealth.com , Dr. Urschel starts with leading-edge thinking about brain science and neuronal chemistry, then integrates the latest anti-addiction medications and therapies, combined with unique, individualized psycho-social direction, stress management, coping skills, and even legal guidance, providing a comprehensive science-based program focused on the prevention of relapse.
Dr. Urschel’s new book, Healing the Addicted Brain, was already in its second printing prior to its release on 4/21/09, reflecting the burgeoning interest and concern in addiction-related issues in the US, as well as growing frustration over the lack of long-term effectiveness of traditional addiction treatment programs. Previously, Dr. Urschel consulted with Dr. Phil on the addiction treatment chapter of his most recent best seller Real Life: Preparing for the 7 Most Challenging Days of Your Life.
Dr. Phil hailed Dr. Urschel’s Healing the Addicted Brain for its “action-oriented” approach to the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction and, in particular, relapse prevention. He then went on to mention that Dr. Urschel’s uncommon multidisciplinary treatment approach–combining the latest brain chemistry science with tailored sensitivity to individual circumstances and environments–have made him the “first call solution” for increasing numbers of well-informed clients from around the world.
“Think of and treat alcohol and drug addiction just as you would any other chronic medical illness such as diabetes,” Dr. Urschel advises. “Changing your lifestyle to lose weight, exercise and engage in new eating habits is not going to fix it. Just using insulin injections without changing your eating habits and lifestyle isn’t going to fully work either. You need the science and the environmental/lifestyle alterations and the therapy in order to recover in a way that is likely to be complete and long-lasting. I’m confident that this more global treatment philosophy will lead to a renaissance of new thinking about drug and addiction treatment, leading to far greater effectiveness with much higher successful recovery outcomes approaching up to 90% in many cases.”
www.recovery-science.com
www.enterhealth.com/healingtheaddictedbrain
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