[Epidemiologic study of alcoholism by a university section and a department of psychiatry from 1969 to 1985].
The author reviews the census of outpatients in a Psychiatric Department of a General Hospital between 1969 and 1985, finding 12,241 cases. Following the first selection, 644 patients were found to be diagnosed with alcoholic disorder, at least, typified in the ICD-8 or ICD-9 of the O.M.S. Later, 31 cases were rejected due to insufficient information. A protocol of investigation was elaborated to apply retrospectively and establish a descriptive study. The epidemiological and clinical profile of the patients showed a 5% frequency of alcoholic disorder, a male patient (93.96%), an average age of 40, primary studies (65.74%), unskilled laborer (69.65%), starting to drink between the age of 15-19 (41.59%), wine drinker (65.74%), with an average intake of 244 g, without a diagnosis related to alcoholic psychoses (83%), discontinues the consultation after the first interview (38%), and continues drinking in the last consultation carried out, in 57.91% of the cases.
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D010361:Patients; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D013030:Spain
Contribucíon al estudio epidemiológico del alcoholismo en una cátedra y departamento de psiquiatría desde 1969 hasta 1985.