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THE PATTERN OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION WITHIN A SAMPLE OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE IN TAYSIDE
Author(s) -
Lawrenson Helen,
Lindsay William R.,
Walker Phyllis
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
mental handicap research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1468-3148
pISSN - 0952-9608
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1995.tb00142.x
Subject(s) - alcohol , sample (material) , alcohol consumption , population , psychology , environmental health , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , chromatography
The drinking pattern occurring amongst people with learning difficulties in Dundee was investigated. The main conclusions are that fewer individuals actually reported drinking alcohol and fewer weekly units were consumed, than is found in the general population. A need for general alcohol education was identified since only one‐third of the sample appreciated the potential dangers associated with alcohol and none knew, specifically, what these dangers might be.