title: Drinking problems.
abstract: This is a study of 54 patients referred for treatment of drinking problems. They were from two age groups--20 to 39 years and 40 to 59 years. More of the younger patients were referred by their families and older patients by their doctors or other health professionals. The younger patients had a mean duration of 8.2 years of drinking and were more severely dependent on alcohol (higher mean SADQ score). The older patients' mean duration of drinking was 14.1 years and had a lower mean SADQ score. More younger patients had work and family problems, but did not differ significantly from the older patients in alcohol-related physical or mental disabilities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Kua
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Yeo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012846:Singapore; D012923:Social Class