A follow-up study on alcoholics with and without co-existing affective disorder.
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Authors
O'Sullivan, K
Rynne, C
Miller, J
O'Sullivan, S
Fitzpatrick, V
Hux, M
Cooney, J
Clare, A
Issue Date
1988-Jun
Type
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Language
en
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Abstract
Three-hundred male alcoholics were selected from consecutive admissions to hospital. They were divided into three diagnostic sub-groups: primary alcoholics; alcoholics with unipolar affective disorder; and alcoholics with bipolar affective disorder. After three follow-up interviews over a 2-year period after hospital discharge, the three sub-groups reported differences in frequency of mood change, amount of treatment received, and hospital attendance, although there were no clear-cut differences in items associated with their alcoholism. There were, however, some indications that bipolar patients functioned at a better level during the follow-up period, particularly those who were older, had a previous history of longer periods of abstinence, and maintained more frequent contact with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and their family doctor.
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Citation
O'Sullivan, K., Rynne, C., Miller, J., O'Sullivan, S., Fitzpatrick, V., Hux, M., Cooney, J., & Clare, A. (1988). A follow-up study on alcoholics with and without co-existing affective disorder. The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 152, 813–819. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.152.6.813
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Journal
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
Volume
152
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ISSN
0007-1250