<P> The American Medical Association ( AMA ) declared that alcoholism was an illness in 1956 . In 1991 , the AMA further endorsed the dual classification of alcoholism by the International Classification of Diseases under both psychiatric and medical sections . </P>
<P> The American Medical Association ( AMA ) declared that alcoholism was an illness in 1956 . In 1991 , the AMA further endorsed the dual classification of alcoholism by the International Classification of Diseases under both psychiatric and medical sections . </P>
when did the ama recognize alcoholism as a disease
when did the ama recognize alcoholism as a disease
1956
1956