AIM To investigate the basic personality dimensions of the wives of alcoholics in comparison to the wives of non-alcoholics, and to compare these two groups according to psychiatric treatment frequency. METHOD The group of alcoholics' wives (N=100) was compared to a group of non-alcoholics' wives (N=90). The groups were identical with respect to their age, working and marital status. Eysenck ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the dental and periodontal condition alcohol-dependents from a Brazilian Recovery Center. Sixty male individuals (30 alcoholic 30 non-alcoholic) aged between 32 72 years old were clinically evaluated. Interviews, clinical examinations obtained all participants. Pearson Chi-Square Test Exact Fisher test used compare categorical data. t-Student’s adopted fo...

The present investigation has been undertaken with a view to investigate the personality characteristics, locus of control and hostility among alcoholics and non-alcoholics. The sample consists of 100 alcoholics and 100 non-alcoholics in the age range of 18-30 years. The measures used for this study are Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire, Levenson’s Locus of control and Covert and Overt H...

alcohol use poses a variety of health complications. because alcohol consumption in the days prior to surgery can induce lower blood pressure, the anesthesiologist will need to monitor blood pressure very closely during surgery to prevent hypotension. before surgery, it is important for anesthesiologist to be aware about the amount and timing of recent alcohol consumption. less anesthesia shoul...

This human study was conducted to evaluate the effect of chronic alcohol consumption on plasma concentrations of lipid and the antioxidative system in 44 Korean alcoholics and 45 age-, sex-, and nationality-matched nonalcoholic subjects. Plasma triacylglycerols and atherogenic index were higher in alcoholics than in control subjects. Plasma total cholesterol was not different among groups, but ...

The differences in future time perspective between alcoholics and social drinkers were investigated. 33 alcoholics and 33 social drinkers matched for age, sex, occupation, and marital status were compared using Wallace's method of measuring future time perspective. It was found that the alcoholics had substantially less extensive and less coherent perspectives. A correlation between age and ext...

AIMS To assess the role of smoking on treatment outcome in quitting alcoholics on the background of the priming or coping hypothesis (Rohsenow et al., 1997). METHODS Data sets of placebo treated patients of the German phase III trial of naltrexone (Gastpar et al., 2002) and of acamprosate treated patients of a German phase IV trial Soyka et al., 2002) were reanalyzed. Differences between smok...

Several studies indicate the importance of colonic microbiota in metabolic and inflammatory disorders and importance of diet on microbiota composition. The effects of alcohol, one of the prominent components of diet, on colonic bacterial composition is largely unknown. Mounting evidence suggests that gut-derived bacterial endotoxins are cofactors for alcohol-induced tissue injury and organ fail...

Women experience some form of domestic violence in their life time. Specifically the wives of alcoholics experience manifolds of physical, psychological and sexual threats and consequently they develop depression, guilt, tension, fear, loss of trust, low self esteem and high suicide risk. The purpose of the study was to assess objectively domestic violence and suicide risk of the wives of alcoh...