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KMID : 0870520120160010030
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Journal of Korean Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
2012 Volume.16 No. 1 p.30 ~ p.37
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Clinical Characteristics of Male Inpatients with Alcohol Dependence in a Alcoholism Ward
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Koo Ja-Seob
Kim Chang-Soo
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Abstract
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Objectives： This study aimed to obtain the demographic and clinical characteristics of male inpatients with alcohol dependence in the alcoholism ward of a mental hospital.
Methods： The subjects were 113 patients who met the DSM-IV criteria for alcohol dependence. They completed the questionnaires that consisted of the demographic and drinking-related characteristics and AUDIT-K, HAIS, BDI.
Results： The average age of the subjects was 48.58 years. High school graduation was most common. Among the study subjects, 33.6% had no religion, 54% had a very low income, 40.7% required medical aid, only 47.8% were married, 56.6% were jobless, 90.3% were smokers, and 29.2% had been admitted voluntarily. The first age of drinking was 20.26 years and the amount of drinking per day was 2.51 bottles using 360cc Soju. 85.8% preferred soju. 38.1% had attended AA and 40.7% had binge pattern of drinking. The mean AUDIT-K score of the subjects was 23.07, HAIS score was 7.39 and BDI score was 18.54. The group with a higher AUDIT-K score had the higher HAIS score, was younger and started to drink earlier. However we could not find any correlation between BDI and other factors.
Conclusion： These results show the latest information about the demographic and clinical characteristics
of male inpatients with alcohol dependence. Therefore various treatment programs based on these results should
be established.
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KEYWORD
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Alcohol dependence, Clinical characteristics, Male
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