JOHN ABRAHAM, M.D., Former Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry-605006.
Indian J Psychiatry. 1997 Jan;39(1):18-23.
A naturalistic, uncontrolled follow up study was carried out -in 60 cases of alcohol dependence syndrome diagnosed according to DSM-III-R at JIPMER.Pondicherry. At the end of one year, 32.5% of patients could he classified under abstinent and non prohlein drinker category. 35% continued to drink hut showed improvement in social and occupational functioning. 32.5% remained in the unimproved group. None of the preireatment variables could differentiate patients with favourable outcome from those with unfavourable outcome. Duration of disulfiram use was strongly associated with a favourable outcome.
在本地治里 JIPMER,对 60 例根据 DSM-III-R 诊断为酒精依赖综合征的患者进行了一项自然主义、非对照的随访研究。一年结束时,32.5%的患者可归入戒酒和非酗酒者类别。35%的患者继续饮酒,但社会和职业功能有所改善。32.5%的患者仍未改善。治疗前的任何变量都不能区分预后良好和预后不良的患者。使用双硫仑的持续时间与良好的结果密切相关。