Spontaneous remission from alcoholism--A community study.
Spontaneous remission from alcoholism--A community study.
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酒精中毒的自发缓解——一项社区研究。
DOI：
10.1111/j.1360-0443.1979.tb01346.x
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发表时间：
1979
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通讯作者：
P. Kershaw
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作者：
W. Saunders;P. Kershaw
一项关于克莱德赛德酒精相关问题患病率的社区调查研究显示，一些受访者过去曾经历过酒精问题，但在采访时没有症状。对这些受访者（N = 162）进行了重新访谈，以评估他们以前问题的程度，并确定他们认为哪些过程对他们的恢复有重要意义。对完成的访谈时间表的检查表明，所谓的“自发”过程经常被报告为变化的沉淀物。然而，少数“前酗酒者”确实报告说治疗对他们的改善有影响，这些病例比那些被指定为“自发缓解者”的病例明显更慢性。结论是，酒精中毒不仅发生自发缓解，而且在不太严重的病例中最容易发生，并且这种缓解涉及的过程涉及重大的生活环境变化，例如结婚和换工作，这反过来可能反映了人们的成熟。研究还发现，被指定为“自发汇款者”的人更有可能仍然经常饮酒，而那些通过治疗康复的受访者主要是禁酒者。
A community survey study of the prevalence of alcohol related problems on Clydeside revealed that a number of respondents had experienced alcohol problems in the past, but were symptom‐free at the time of interview. These respondents (N = 162) were re‐interviewed to assess the extent of their previous problems and also to determine what processes they considered to have been significant in their recovery. Examination of completed interview schedules showed that so‐called ‘spontaneous’ processes were frequently reported as precipitators of change. However, a small number of ‘ex‐alcoholics’ did report treatment as being influential in their improvement and such cases were significantly more chronic than those that were designated as ‘spontaneous remitters’.It was concluded that not only does spontaneous remission occur in alcoholism, but that this occurs most readily in less severe cases, and that the processes that are involved in such remission concern significant life circumstance changes, such as marriage and job change, which may in turn reflect increasing maturity. It was also found that persons designated as ‘spontaneous remitters’ were more likely to still be regular alcohol users, whilst those respondents who had recovered with treatment were mainly teetotal.