Profile of alcoholism in a multiracial society.
Demographic characteristics of all patients with a diagnosis of alcoholism or alcoholic psychoses admitted between 1975 and 1978 to the Psychiatry Department, General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, were examined. The diagnosis of alcoholism or alcoholic psychoses accounted for 2% of the total psychiatric admissions. Males greatly predominated over females and Indians greatly predominated over Malays and Chinese. Reasons for these differences are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged