Objectives :The purpose of this study was to assess the temperament of male patients with alcohol dependence.
Methods :The subjects were 30 patients who met DSM-IV criteria for alcohol dependence and 36 normal con~rols. All subjects completed Temperament anti Character tnventory(TCI) which was developed by Cloninger.
Results : 1) The educational level, marital status, and occupation in alcohol dependence group were significantly lower than those of normal control grouK~, but there was no difference in the age between two groups. 2) Among the scores of TCI, the score of harm avoidance(HA) and self-transcendence(ST) were significantly higher in the alcohol dependence group than in the normal control group. The score of self-directiveness(SD) wa> significant lower in the alcohol dependence group than in the normal control group. 3) In the alcohol dependence group, a significant negative correlation among the scores of TCI was between HA and SD, HA and Persistence(PE), ST and SD, and positive correlation between ST and PE, SD and Cooperativeness(CO), Reward Dependence(RD) and CO.
Conclusions :These results suggest that shy, fearful, pessimistic and fatigable temperament are related to developing alcohol dependence in Korean males.
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