Degrees of alcoholic dependency in patient's self evaluation
Bidzan, L.; Debski, L.
Polski Tygodnik Lekarski 48(16-17): 365-367
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-3756 PMID: 8146056 Document Number: 417927
The study involved a group of 33 males with diagnosed alcohol abuse. A degree of the disease was determined according to Standard Anamnesis Sheet and Auxilliary Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire (Woronowicz's Questionnaire). The patient's results were compared with their wives' results in order to determine trustworthiness. The goal of this study was to determine the factors influencing patient's critical assessment of their disease. The results reveal a relationship between patient's assessment and clinical manifestations of their dependence tend to underestimate the degree of their disease.