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KMID : 0870520090130010003
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Journal of Korean Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
2009 Volume.13 No. 1 p.3 ~ p.11
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Drinking Patterns, Temperament and Character of Female Inpatients with Alcohol Dependence
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Lee Sang-Baek
Lee Jung-Sik
Song Jin-Woo
Kang Sang-Bum
Kim Eung-Jo
Hong Kye-Hyun
Cho Sung-Min
Lee Suk-Jin
Chang Soon-Woo
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Abstract
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Objective：This study examined the temperament and character inventory (TCI) scores as well as demographic and clinical data of female alcoholic patients, in order to discern new treatment possibilities for them.
Methods：Forty-three female patients with alcohol dependence and thirty-two female social drinkers were included in this study. Female patients were divided into subgroups with positive and negative family histories. The presence or absence of drinking problems in the husband was also recorded. The demographic data and the TCI scores of groups were obtained. The clinical characteristics of each group were identified by obtaining information about drinking habits and childhood victimization histories, and by administering the Beck Depression Inventory (K-BDI), State-trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory (BDHI), Acute Physiological and Psychological Response after Drinking, and the Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST-K).
Results：Higher scores of Self-Transcendence (ST) and lower scores of Self-Directedness (SD) were shown in female patients compared to normal controls. Female alcoholics had higher scores on the BDI and STAI, and tended to have more suicidal thoughts and attempts. They also showed higher rates of childhood victimization experiences such as physical abuse.
Conclusion：TCI profiles of the female alcoholic patients compared with normal healthy subjects reflected common comorbid psychiatric conditions such as depression, anxiety disorder, and personality disorder. The evaluation of childhood traumatic experience and suicidal risk should be included in the treatment process for female alcoholics.
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KEYWORD
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Temperament, Character, Female alcohol dependence, Childhood victimization
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