Comorbilidad psicopatológica en el alcoholismo: un estudio descriptivo
Titel:
Comorbilidad psicopatológica en el alcoholismo: un estudio descriptivo
Auteur:
Fernández Montalvo, Javier Landa , Natalia Lorea , Iñaki López Goñi, José J.
Verschenen in:
International journal of clinical and health psychology
Paginering:
Jaargang 6 (2006) nr. 2 pagina's 253--269
Jaar:
2006
Inhoud:
In this paper an analysis of the drink profile and of the psychopathological comorbidity in 50 outpatient treatment-seeking alcoholics from ¿Proyecto Hombre de Navarra¿ (Project Mankind) is carried out. For it, an ex post facto study, in a retrospective way, was carried out. The DSM-IV-TR diagnosis criteria for alcohol dependence, the Müncher Alkoholismus Test (MALT), in order to assess the severity of the alcoholism, and the SCL-90-R, as measure of the associated symptoms, were used. Results showed a high level of psychopathological symptoms, with significant scores in most of the dimensions of the SCL-90-R, the same for men as for women of the sample. Comparison with normative samples reflects that the alcoholics of the sample present more psychopathological symptoms than the normal population, but less than the psychiatric population. Furthermore, the severity of the alcoholism is related, in a significant way, with the biggest presence and intensity of comorbidity. Lastly, implications of this study for further research and clinical practice are commented upon.
Uitgever:
Asociación Española de Psicología Conductual (AEPC) (provided by DOAJ)