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Problem Drinkers in Medical Wards: consumption patterns and disabilities in newly identified male cases
Author(s) -
LLOYD GEOFFREY,
CHICK JONATHAN,
CROMBIE EVELYN,
ANDERSON SALLY
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
british journal of addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0952-0481
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1986.tb00406.x
Subject(s) - psychosocial , alcohol consumption , psychiatry , medical illness , consumption (sociology) , medicine , psychology , alcohol , clinical psychology , illness behavior , social science , biochemistry , chemistry , sociology
Summary One hundred and sixty‐one male medical inpatients were identified as problem drinkers according to criteria previously defined. This paper describes the pattern of their drinking and the associated medical and psychosocial problems. Over half had been admitted with an illness not typically related to alcohol and a similar proportion reported levels of consumption which have previously been considered safe. Classical symptoms of dependence were uncommon but specific enquiry revealed a broad range of social problems related to alcohol. Recognition of this profile is necessary if problem drinkers are to be identified at an early stage and to benefit from counselling.