Historique
Périodique
Demand for prior treatment in alcoholic patients
(Demandes de soins par des patients alcooliques)
Auteur(s) :
GOMEZ TALEGON, M. T. ;
ALVAREZ, F. J.
Année
2006
Page(s) :
61-69
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
20
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol
Thésaurus mots-clés
ALCOOL
;
DEPENDANCE
;
USAGER
;
DEMANDE
;
TRAITEMENT
;
MEDECIN GENERALISTE
;
URGENCE
;
HOPITAL
;
PSYCHIATRIE
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2006, 41, (1), 61-69
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The aim of this study is to analyze the use of healthcare resources by alcoholic patients. A prospective study of 176 patients (147 males, 29 females; mean age 42.9 years) diagnosed as alcohol dependent, according to criteria DSM-IV, has been carried out over one year (June 2002 to June 2003) in three centers of treatment for alcoholics in Castilla y León (Spain). Of the 176 patients, 67% had previously requested treatment for their alcoholism in other centers, mainly in mental-health (37.5%), emergency (34.1%), and primary care (31.8%). On average, they had requested treatment 2.27 times, the women more frequently than the men. The current study shows that alcohol-dependent patients frequently use healthcare services during the history of their dependence to treat their illness. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Institute for Alcohol and Drug Studies, Faculty of Medecine, University of Valladolid, 47005 Valladolid. E-mail : alvarezmed.uva.es
Espagne. Spain.
Espagne. Spain.