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KMID : 0387420090200020071
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Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
2009 Volume.20 No. 2 p.71 ~ p.84
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The Study on Effect of Alcoholics Anonymous for Anxiety and Depression
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Kim Tae-Heon
Kim Hoi-Young
Son Hyun-Soo
Kang Ji-Hong
Shim So-Ra
Park Bo-Ra
Kim Ji-Hwon
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was performed to assess the benefits of Alcoholics anonymous program for anxiety and depression of alcoholics. And we investigate Sasang constitution in Alcoholics Anonymous(A.A.) members to study relation between alcoholic and constitution.
Methods: 21 members of A.A. groups in korea who agreed to the purpose of this study were selected. We evaluated anxiety by BAI, depression by BDI-Ⅱ and sasang constitution by QSCCⅡ+.
Results: The research result is as follows. 1. Eighteens of 21 A.A. members are men and the rest are women. First alcohol drinking age(mean) is 15. Getting alcohol drunk age(mean) is 20.9. 2. The duration of alcohol drinking before A.A. participation(mean) is 20.2 years. The duration of giving up drinking after A.A. participation(mean) is 26.5 months. 3. A.A. program significantly reduced anxiety of A.A. members from 10.43±1.37(mean±S.E.)(light anxiety) to 6.86±1.24(normal). 4. A.A. program significantly reduced depression of A.A. members from 4.14±1.14(mean±S.E.)(normal) to 2.33±0.75(normal) in the statistics, but it does not have the meaning clinically. 5. Sasang constitution classification result was Taeum group 10 people(47.6%), Soyang group 9 people(42.9%), Soeum group 2people(9.5%), Taeyang group 0 people(0%), Taeum group and Soyang group were relatively more than Soeum group.
Conclusions: Participation in the A.A. program reduce anxiety and depression of A.A. members. This research provide data on positive effect of A.A program and may prove that the self-help program(A.A.) can help to maintain long term sobriety and improve the quality of life of its members.
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KEYWORD
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Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression, Sasang constitution
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