relapser
Falls off again
A relapser is someone who relapses—who falls back into a former condition, especially an illness, addiction, or undesirable behavior after a period of improvement.
The term appears most often in medical and recovery contexts: The study tracked relapsers versus those who maintained sobriety.
Chronic relapsers may need more intensive treatment.
Compulsive dependent
- backsliderOne who reverts
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- cravingPowerful urge to have
dependency · rehabilitation · detoxification · substance · abuse · overdose · intervention · therapy
Habitual criminal returner
- reoffenderRepeat lawbreaker
- offenderOne who breaks rules
- convictJailed offender after trial
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
habitual · probationer · parolee · inmate · delinquent · lawbreaker · incorrigible · prisoner
Able to wait calmly
- flare-upSudden recurrence of symptoms
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- episodeSerialized content unit
- exacerbationMaking something more severe
remission · chronic · condition · symptoms · treatment · diagnosis · prognosis · regression
addict
Compulsive dependent
- backsliderOne who reverts
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- withdrawalAct of taking away
craving · dependency · rehabilitation · detoxification · substance · abuse · overdose · intervention · therapy · counseling
recidivist
Habitual criminal returner
- reoffenderRepeat lawbreaker
- offenderOne who breaks rules
- convictJailed offender after trial
felon · habitual · probationer · parolee · inmate · delinquent · lawbreaker · incorrigible · prisoner · correctional
patient
Able to wait calmly
- flare-upSudden recurrence of symptoms
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- episodeSerialized content unit
exacerbation · remission · chronic · condition · symptoms · treatment · diagnosis · prognosis · regression · deterioration
relapserrecoverer
One who regains something
stable patient · abstainer · thriver · overcomer · cure
relapserstalwart
Unwavering loyal supporter
maintainer · abstainer · perseverer · adherent · stayer
- relapse preventionStrategies against returning symptoms
- relapse triggersStimuli prompting behavioral regression