SEEKING HELP FOR DRINKING PROBLEMS - A STUDY IN THE BOSTON METROPOLITAN AREA
SEEKING HELP FOR DRINKING PROBLEMS - A STUDY IN THE BOSTON METROPOLITAN AREA
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10.15288/jsa.1982.43.273
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1982-01-01
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SCOTCH, N
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HINGSON, R;MANGIONE, T;SCOTCH, N
对 271 名曾有饮酒问题（根据他们自己的定义）的成年人进行了概率抽样访谈，以比较那些因问题而寻求帮助的人与那些没有寻求帮助的人。自我报告的认识饮酒问题的原因包括饮酒量（57%）、对饮酒失去控制或没有酒精就无法工作（17%）、身体健康（15%）和社会压力（3%）。导致受访者因饮酒问题寻求帮助的最重要因素是大量生活领域（工作、朋友等）受到饮酒影响，其次是认为个人无法控制自己是否出现饮酒问题。人口统计学特征、饮酒量和频率以及对治疗有效性的信念并不显着。自述决定寻求帮助的原因是负面的社会后果（26%）、负面的个人后果，如抑郁（25%）、社会压力（9%）和饮酒量（6%）。受访者自述不决定寻求帮助的最重要原因是饮酒问题不够严重，可以自行处理。 17% 的受访者从认识到饮酒问题到决定寻求帮助至少需要 1 年时间，42% 的受访者至少需要 2 年时间。然而，62% 的受访者实际上在做出决定后 2 周内寻求帮助，只有 3% 的人等待了 1 年以上。
Interviews were conducted in a probability sample with 271 adults who reported ever having drinking problems (based on their own definitions) to compare those who sought help for their problems with those who did not. The self-reported reasons for recognizing drinking problems were volume of alcohol consumed (57%), loss of control over alcohol consumption or inability to function without alcohol (17%), physical health (15%) and social pressure (3%). The most important factor leading respondents to seek help for drinking problems was a high number of life areas (work, friends, etc.) affected by drinking, followed by the belief that an individual has little control over whether he develops drinking problems. Demographic characteristics, amount and frequency of alcohol consumption and beliefs about the effectiveness of treatment were insignificant. The self-reported reasons for deciding to seek help were negative social consequences (26%), negative personal consequences such as depression (25%), social pressure (9%) and volume of alcohol consumption (6%). The most important self-reported reasons given by respondents for not deciding to seek help were that their drinking problems were not sufficiently serious and they could handle them on their own. At least 1 yr passed between the recognition of drinking problems and the decision to seek help for 17% of the respondents, at least 2 yr for 42%. However, 62% of the respondents actually sought help within 2 wk of their decision to do so, only 3% waiting over 1 yr.