title: [The age of onset of alcohol-related problems as a prognostic factor in abstinence in patients admitted to a general hospital].
abstract: Seventy-three inpatients of a general hospital were studied prospectively. Detection of alcohol problems was done by non-psychiatrist physicians. The psychiatrist, after evaluating the problem recommended an outpatient centre for treatment. One year after this 15% of them remained abstinent. Age onset of alcohol-related problems correlated positively with abstinence days number. Abstinence was associated with an late age onset of alcohol-related problems and contacting with the outpatient center. Thirty-seven years age was the cutoff point with more specificity and sensibility. Hypothesis for this results are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Psiquiatría, Hospital La Paz, Madrid.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rubio Valladolid
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: León Alvarez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salvador Rubert
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Casado Prieto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marín Lozano
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santodomingo Carrasco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012372:ROC Curve; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013695:Temperance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data