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KMID : 0378019710140110079
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New Medical Journal
1971 Volume.14 No. 11 p.79 ~ p.88
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The Preliminary Study of Alcoholic Psychosis and Alcoholism in Korea
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宋南玉/Song, Nam Ock
申東均/洪聖均/李吉弘/Shin, Dong Kyun/Hong, Sung Kyun/Lee, Kil Hong
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Abstract
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In this preliminary study, it was revealed that there were significantly clinical differences between the hospitalized alcoholic psychosis and alcoholism in their premorbid status, premorbid personality, family status and illness history, adjustment in life situation, drinking patterns and its period, and precipita￢ting factors.
There were 30 cases of alcoholic psychosis and 56 cases of alcoholism in this study. The results were as following:
1. In general distribution of age, the total patients were distributed to the age range from 25. to 49_ and the mean age was 40. 7.
Out of them, the alcoholic psychotics were distributed to the 5th decade, and their mean age was 43.5. The nonpsychotic alcoholics were distributed to the 4th decade, and their mean age was 39.2.
2..It was revealed that the alcoholic psychotics had the following characteristic pictures more domin￢
antly observed comparing with the nonpsychotic alcoholics.
1. Drinking was their only interest.
2. Their socio-economical level was relatively lower.
3. Their parents had unstable marital status.
4. Their siblings had the relatively higher frequency of the alcoholism, neurosis or psychosis. 5. Their siblings had relatively higher frequency of alcoholism. 6. They showed poor adjustment in their family life.
7. Their drinking period was relatively longer.
8. The degree of drinking was heavy.
9. They have had more frequent legal problems.
10. The problems with their spouses were more frequently found factors of their alcohol dependency. 3. It was revealed that the nonpsychotic alcoholics had the following characteristic pictures more dominantly observed comparing with the alcoholic psychotics.
1. Their interests were multiple.
2. Their educational level was relatively higher.
3. Passive-aggressive personality and obsessive-compulsive personality were more characteristic
premorbid personality.
4. They showed good adjustment in their family life.
5. Their drinking period was relatively shorter. 6. The degree of drinking was moderate.
7. Occupational problems were frequently found as precipitating factors of drinking.
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