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KMID : 0377519950200030305
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Chung-Ang Journal of Medicine
1995 Volume.20 No. 3 p.305 ~ p.316
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The Clinical Characteristics of Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium with Family History
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Park Doo-Byoung
Jung Sun-Ho
Min Kyung-Jun
Lee Jae-Kwang
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Abstract
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It was suggested that the group of familial alcoholics ha more severe clinical pictures of alcoholim, more diagnosed as personality disorders, worse academic and social functioning, more severe physical complication and a family background of more psychopathology and lower socioeconomic status. Thus the authors intend to compare 62 patients of alcohol withdrawal delirium who had been admitted to department of psychiatry Chung Ang University Hospital (Pildong and Youngsan)from July 1st 1990 to June 30th 1995 according to their family history of alcoholism. And the familial alcoholics bagan their drinking at younger age, more frequently admitted through emergency service while shorter duration of admission. Of the clinical scales of MMPI Hy scale and Mf scale were significantly different according to family history of alcoholism.
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KEYWORD
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alcoholism, family history, alcohol withdrawal, delirium
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