• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.12
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• pp.367-374
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was identify the factor affecting alcohol use disorder in Korean women. This study used the data from the 6^th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examinations Survey and analyzed the demographic characteristics, health related factors and alcohol use disorder. Data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS 25.0 program. As a result, the prevalence of alcohol use disorder in Korean women was 14.7%. There were significant differences depending on age, marital status, educations level, occupation, smoking, stress, melancholy. By logistic regression, the risk factors of alcohol use disorder were age, marital status, occupation, smoking, melancholy. According to the results of this study, further research on the alcohol use disorder of single-working women should be conducted in considering of various variable.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.19-22
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 알코올 사용 장애 대학생과 정상인을 대상으로 부적정서(슬픔)를 유발하고 슬픔 관련 뇌 기능 차이를 규명하고자 하였다. 실험참가자로 11명의 알코올 사용 장애 대학생과 7명의 정상인을 선정하였다. 슬픔 정서 유발을 위해 예비 실험을 거친 슬픔 유발 시청각 동영상 자극을 1분 30초 동안 제시하였다(통제자극 30초). 슬픔 정서를 경험하는 동안, 알코올 사용 장애 대학생 집단은 좌측 Insula, 우측 Medial Fron-tal Gyrus, 좌측 Cingulate Gyrus, 좌측 Inferior Parietal Lobule이 활성화 되었다. 정상인 집단은 우측 Cuneus, 우측 Middle Occipital Gyrus, 우측 Precuneus, 좌측 Inferior Parietal Lobule이 활성화되었다. 결론적으로, 알코올 사용 장애 대학생과 정상인의 슬픔 자극을 처리할 때 관련된 뇌 기능에 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.196-201
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• 2014

This study intends to investigate alcohol use disorder in the elderly in rural area. The subjects were 212 elderly people. Alcohol use disorder was defined as a score of more than 10 points on the AUDIT-K. The collected data were analyzed descriptive statistics, chi-square test and t-test using SPSS 19.0 program. The alcohol use disorder in the elderly in rural area were 18.4%. The alcohol use disorder was statistically significant difference according to gender, age, inmate, scholarship, religion, job and smoking. The alcohol use disorder correlated positively with depression. To prepare the aging society, the government should make preparation prorgram for elderly alcoholics.

• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.15-19
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• 2011

Alcohol is so-called "a magic bullet" affecting on the various organs and central and peripheral nervous systems and causes mental illness as well as physiological and psychological dependence. Also, alcohol problem is related with serious social problems including family violence, suicide, loss of job and crimes. Because alcohol use disorder is a common cause of consultation and liaison in general hospital, we could consider alcohol use disorder of one of psychosomatic disorder. Thus, I reviewed the prevalence, rate of consultation, and general consultant and treatment issues in treating patients with substance use disorder in a psychosomatic medicine.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.13-21
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting life satisfaction in patients with alcohol use disorder. Participants were recruited at outpatient treatment facilities in two cites. Data were collected from October 1 to December 30, 2016, using self-report questionnaires. Abstinence self-efficacy, family support, and life satisfaction were investigated. 152 patients with alcohol use disorder participated in this study. Mean score for life satisfaction was 3.24. Life satisfaction had a positive correlation with abstinence self-efficacy and family support. Factors affecting life satisfaction in these men were abstinence self-efficacy. Findings indicate that abstinence self-efficacy and perceived mental health satisfaction are important variables influencing life satisfaction in patients with alcohol use disorder. Development and provision of intervention programs to increase abstinence self-efficacy and perceived mental health satisfaction will help to increase life satisfaction in patients with alcohol use disorder.

• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.236-243
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• 2016

Objectives : The aim of this study was to clarify the role of alcohol use disorders and acute alcohol consumption in suicide attempts by gender. Methods : Data of 1,152 suicide attempters(487 males and 742 females) who had visited an emergency center was gathered. Suicide attempts were categorized into three groups according to alcohol use: an alcohol use disorder group(AUD), an acute alcohol use group(AAU), and a no-alcohol use group(NAU). The intent and lethality of suicide attempts were evaluated by Suicidal Intents Scale and Risk-Rescue Rating Scale. Results : For Suicidal Intents Scale score, the male AUD group revealed a significantly lower mean score than the male AAU one. However, there were no statistically significant differences for female subjects across subgroups. With regard to the Risk-Rescue Rating Scale score, there were no significant differences for males, while the AUD group showed both the lowest highest rescue scores and lowest risk-rescue scores within female groups. Conclusions : AUD in females was more likely regarding impulsive suicide attempts with high rescue chances. Consuming alcohol might have different effect on suicide attempts by gender and our study shows that alcohol use is an important risk factor according to gender, particularly with regard to female suicide attempts.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.37
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• pp.67-88
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to identify the proportion of the population with the alcohol use disorder among the Korean adults. To the author's knowledge, this study was the first social work article to survey the prevalence of the alcohol use disorder using the randomly selected sample. The survey instrument included the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test, the Brief Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test. and the Korean Alcoholism Screening Test to identify the rates of problem drinkers and alcoholics. The instrument also included items to ask the respondents' drinking frequencies, drinking amounts, and heavy drinking. The findings of the study indicated that Koreans had severe alcohol problems. 322 percent of the respondents were identified as those who have experienced drinking-related problems in the past year. This study found 4.2 percent of the respondents as alcoholics and estimated that 1.34 million of the Korean adult population were alcoholics. This study concludes that social workers should use screening tools to early identify clients with alcohol problems and develop effective programs to assist those clients and their families. Finally this study provide suggestions for future studies.

• Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.245-250
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• 1996

This research was performed to find out the changes of serotonin receptors in the platelet of alcoholics. Using $_{125}I-LSD$ as a radioligand. We obtained the following results. 1) In the comparison of patients vs controls, $B_{max}$ of the former was significantly higher than that of the latter(P=0.0017). But there was no significant difference in the Kd between the two groups. 2) In the comparison of type 1 vs type 2, alcoholics by cloninger's classification $B_{max}$ of the latter was significantly higher than that of the farmer(P=0.0396). But there was no significant difference in the Kd between the two groups. 3) In the comparison of alcohol abuse vs alcohol dependence, there were no significant differences in the value of $B_{max}$ and Kd between the two groups. These results support the hypothesis of serotonin-deficit in alcoholism. Furthermore, it can be inferred that the increase of platelet serotonin receptors in alcoholics might be used as a trait marker.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.981-995
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• 2021

This study investigated the differences in sociodemographic variables, alcoholism recovery, quality of life, empowerment and self-esteem based on different abstinence periods of alcohol use disorder. The study population from seven different regions in nationwide were 207 individuals with alcohol use disorder who had been abstinent. According to previous studies, 207 individuals were classified into different abstinence periods: less than one year, more than one to five years, and more than five years. As a result, the sociodemographic variables affecting differences in groups were gender, age, marital status, and economic activity. In addition, the group that maintained abstinence from alcohol for more than one year showed significant differences in alcoholism recovery, quality of life, empowerment, and self-esteem than those that maintained abstinence from alcohol for less than one year. Regardless of abstinence periods, alcoholism recovery, quality of life, empowerment, and self-esteem showed significant positive correlations. Therefore, the results of this study identified the factors influencing long-term abstinence and effects and suggested the need for alcohol-dependent recovery programs or therapeutic interventions for individuals who abstained from alcohol use.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.603-611
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• 2007

Initially, this study was to develop reliable and effective alcohol-associated visual cues. Alcoholic picture cues were chosen from the Normative Appetitive Picture System (NAPS). Additional images consisted of Korean beer and mild liquor was pre-tested to select the pictures that would induce craving most intensely. The images that recorded the highest scores on a scale were chosen through the pre-test. And then, the reliability and validity were examined for the selected alcohol cues from NAPS and pre-test via another psychometric test. Secondly, the study was to investigate differences in craving between subjects with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and non-alcoholic control subjects when exposed to the alcohol visual cues. Alcohol abusers with AUD (n=9) and demographically similar non-abusers (n=9) participated in this study. After given 5cc of alcohol, subjects were exposed to different types of stimuli (i.e., alcohol, nonalcoholic beverage, and visual control pictures and one rest (cross-hair)). Craving levels were rated through self-report on a Likert scale immediately after the presentation of visual cues. Results showed statistically significant differences between the AUD group and the control group in the Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS) scores, pre-sip and post-sip alcohol craving. Also, the AUD group showed significantly a higher level of craving during alcohol cues compared to the control group. In conclusion, alcohol craving induced by alcohol cues among subjects with AUD was found to be different from that of non-abusers.