What GPs can do for problem drinkers: a fresh approach

1981 ◽  
Vol 19 (23) ◽  
pp. 89-91
Keyword(s):  
Problem Drinkers ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Drinking Problems ◽  
Drinking Problem

Drinking problems have increased greatly amongst both men and women. A survey suggested that 20% of 303 patients from medical, orthopaedic and casualty wards had an unsuspected serious drinking problem;1 most such patients will still remain untreated.

Adult Children of Problem Drinkers in an Urban Community

1990 ◽  
Vol 156 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nady A. El-Guebaly ◽  
John R. Walker ◽  
Colin A. Ross ◽  
Raymond F. Currie
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Problem Drinkers ◽  
Biological Father ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Drinking Problems ◽  
Drinking Problem ◽  
Canadian City ◽  
Parental Drinking ◽  
The Impact

In a medium-sized Canadian city, 581 randomly selected households were contacted and responded to a survey on the impact of parental alcohol problems. Twenty-two per cent of the respondents indicated that at least one of their parents had a drinking problem. The biological father was affected in 81%. Compared with the rest of the sample, the adult children of problem drinkers were younger but they did not differ in income or education. Adult children of problem drinkers were more likely to have parents who were divorced or separated; to be divorced, separated, or remarried themselves; to be heavy drinkers and have indications of alcohol problems; and to use more sources of help for problems with stress and anxiety and problems with alcohol. They did not differ from those without parental drinking problems on measures of current positive and negative affect.

scholarly journals “I Wish I Had Help Earlier. We Could Have Been Happier Sooner.” Overcoming the Bystander Effect in the Care for Alcohol-Dependent Parents

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anke Snoek ◽  
Boukje A. G. Dijkstra ◽  
Wiebren Markus ◽  
Margreet Van der Meer ◽  
Guido De Wert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bystander Effect ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Drinking Problems ◽  
Drinking Problem ◽  
Child Welfare Social Workers ◽  
Parental Drinking ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Parental Alcohol ◽  
Alcohol Dependent

Parental alcohol dependency is associated with risks for the well-being of their children. However, guiding these families to support is often complicated. We interviewed 10 alcohol dependent parents, and held 3 focus group interviews with child welfare social workers, and alcohol and other drug workers. We identified a reluctance to act among professional and non-professional bystanders. Family members, neighbours, teachers, and general practitioners are often aware of parental drinking problems, but are reluctant to discuss them with the parents or to alert services designed to support families. The aim of this paper is to share the experiences of parents and show that parents appreciate interventions if done in a certain manner. Although parents were reluctant to discuss their drinking problem, they considered these problems as symptoms of underlying severe distress. They were highly motivated to get help for these underlying problems and wondered why they were not questioned about their distress by those around them. The silence of others reinforced pre-existing feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness. In this paper we analyse other's hesitation to intervene as a form of the bystander effect, and make suggestions on how this bystander effect can be overcome.

Alcoholics Known or Unknown to Agencies: Epidemiological Studies in a London Suburb

1973 ◽  
Vol 123 (573) ◽  
pp. 169-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Griffith Edwards ◽  
Ann Hawker ◽  
Celia Hensman ◽  
Julian Peto ◽  
Valerie Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
London Borough ◽  
Case Identification ◽  
Drinking Problems ◽  
Drinking Problem

We present here some findings from a survey carried out in one (former) London borough, of the information known to one or more of a number of agencies such as courts, clergy, employers, doctors, etc. (we term these sources ‘reporting agencies', see Methodology Section 4), concerning those individuals who might have a drinking problem. The results will be interpreted in the light of a house-to-house sample survey which was conducted at the same time, and in part of that same area (Edwardset al., 1972a, b, c, d, 1973): the extent of overlap in case identification will be closely considered. The literature on epidemiology applied to alcoholism has been reviewed by one of us elsewhere (Edwards, 1973), and the relevance of epidemiology to planning the community's response to its drinking problems was discussed. In the present paper the application of those general arguments to the realities of a particular set of data will be tentatively explored.

A Retrospective Study of Similarities and Differences between Men and Women Employees in a Job-Based Alcoholism Program from 1965–1977

1981 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice M. Beyer ◽  
Harrison M. Trice
Keyword(s):  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Interpersonal Interaction ◽  
Interaction Patterns ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Job Status ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Drinking Problems ◽  
Situational Variables ◽  
Women Employees

The literature was reviewed to identify factors on which men and women have been found to differ that could affect their experiences and success in job-based alcoholism programs. Factors found fell into three categories: personal characteristics, patterns of interpersonal interaction, and situational factors. Records of a large corporate alcoholism program provided data on interactions, situations, and outcomes for all employees who had been in the program over a 13-year period. The results of bivariate analyses of data on a sample of 377 cases showed that men and women who had been in this program differed in interaction patterns and situational variables. Women employees evoked more interactions about their drinking problems than men, and tended to have more solitary home situations and different work statuses. However, overall program outcomes did not differ significantly between men and women on such criteria as job performance, relapses, or attendance. Multivariate analyses of the correlates of program outcomes revealed that, although men and women differed on some details of how interventions and treatment were handled, successful cases of both sexes had been in the program longer, had experienced less labelling in terms of frequency of treatment and interventions, and had greater investments in their jobs in terms of job status or seniority.

scholarly journals Behavioral economic indicators of drinking problem severity and initial outcomes among problem drinkers attempting natural recovery: a cross-sectional naturalistic study

Addiction ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 111 (11) ◽  
pp. 1956-1965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jalie A. Tucker ◽  
JeeWon Cheong ◽  
Susan D. Chandler ◽  
Brice H. Lambert ◽  
Heather Kwok ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Indicators ◽  
Naturalistic Study ◽  
Problem Drinkers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Behavioral Economic ◽  
Natural Recovery ◽  
Drinking Problem ◽  
Problem Severity

scholarly journals Article

1994 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-16
Author(s):  
Heli Mustonen ◽  
Pirjo Paakkanen ◽  
Jussi Simpura
Keyword(s):  
Employment Status ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Problem Drinkers ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Drinking Habits ◽  
Select Group ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Unemployed

Does the prolonged economic recession and unemployment increase alcoholism in Finland? By using data from the most recent drinking survey, performed in September 1992, comparisons are made, concerning differences in drinking habits between the employed and the unemployed, men and women, and the consequences thereof. Among the male respondents, drinking habits varied with different employment status categories, whereas no consistent differences were found among the women. The findings do not support the suggestion that large-scale unemployment leads to increased alcoholism; the unemployed may have increased their alcohol consumtion, but it is also possible that those with higher consumtion are more frequently unemployed. The latter is supported by the fact that problem drinkers formed a clearly select group among the long-term unemployed. In September 1992 massive unemployment had not prevailed for very long. If prolonged, unemployment may eventually have detrimental effects on society, which also applies to patterns of alcohol consumption.

Sympathy and misery in families with drinking problems

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaretha Järvinen ◽  
Charlotte Bloch
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children Of Alcoholics ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Children Of Alcoholics ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Problem Drinkers ◽  
Drinking Problems ◽  
Parental Obligations ◽  
Emotional Relationships

Sympathy is an emotion that connects people in trouble with those around them. This paper uses Candace Clark’s sociological theory on sympathy-giving to explore the emotional relationships between adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) and their parents. Three dimensions are singled out as being central to sympathy-giving. We show, first, that the ‘sympathy accounts’ of alcoholic parents are related to the degree to which they live up to standardized parental obligations. Second, ACOAs’ sympathy investment in their parents is associated with the parents’ reciprocation – in terms of returning the sympathy, showing gratitude and/or acknowledging their problems and trying to solve them. Third, the interviewees’ sympathy-giving is related to the moral status they ascribe to problem drinkers, and especially their conceptions of alcohol problems as being self-inflicted or caused by circumstances the drinker cannot control. The paper is based on qualitative interviews with 25 ACOAs recruited through a survey in Denmark.

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