Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore 560029, India.
Asian J Psychiatr. 2010 Mar;3(1):12-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2009.12.005. Epub 2010 Feb 4.
Alcohol dependence is a chronic relapsing disorder similar to other major psychiatry disorders. Alcoholism is considered to be stressful to the family members. This study attempted to examine the behaviors family members report more distressful in frequency and also in their severities. Family members, mostly spouses of fifty males with alcohol dependence were interviewed for the behaviors which they considered distressful. Scale for Assessment of Family Distress (SAFD) for alcoholism was used to assess the frequency and severity of the distressing behaviors. Family members of all the patients (100%) reported behaviors like excessive spending and disturbance of peace at home as distressful. With regard to severity, in addition to the above two behaviors, does not working and earning, not taking responsibility, and being physically and verbally abusive were also considered as very distressful. Sexually embarrassing behaviors, legal problems or road traffic accidents were not commonly reported as distressful.
酒精依赖是一种慢性复发性疾病，与其他主要精神疾病相似。酗酒被认为会给家庭成员带来压力。本研究试图检查家庭成员报告的更频繁和更严重的困扰行为。对 50 名男性酒精依赖患者的家属进行了访谈，了解他们认为困扰的行为。使用家庭困扰评估量表（SAFD）评估困扰行为的频率和严重程度。所有患者（100%）的家属都报告说，像过度消费和家庭不安宁这样的行为令人困扰。至于严重程度，除了上述两种行为外，不工作、不挣钱、不负责任以及身体和言语虐待也被认为是非常困扰的。性尴尬行为、法律问题或道路交通事故并不常见被报告为困扰。
