A Study on the Relationship between Drinking Behavior and Depression of Adult Men Alcohol- dependent Patients

This purpose of this study is to provide basic data for treatment by analyzing the characteristics of patients with alcohol dependence and the relationship between depression and alcohol dependence. The subjects were 44 patients with alcohol dependence aged 20-70 in a psychiatric hospital. Alcohol Dependence Scale(ADS) and Beck Depression Inventory(BDI) were used as measuring tools. The collected data were analyzed by using the statistical program SPSS WIN 21.0 and the difference in alcohol dependence depending on the degree of depression with one-way ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficient. According to the study results, there are significant differences between alcohol dependence related on the degree of depression (F=5.08, p<.011). There was a significant positive correlation between BDI and ADS(r=.319, p<.035).