Journal of International Psychiatry

[Abstract] Objective To study the effects of conventional therapy combined with comprehensive psychological intervention on negative mood, re-drinking rate and re-hospitalization rate in patients with alcohol dependence syndrome. Methods 100 patients with alcohol dependence syndrome were selected in our hospital and divided into the observation group received routine treatment and the experiment group given comprehensive psychological intervention on the basis of the observation group, with 50 cases in each. The Symptom Check-List scores, re-drinking rate and re-hospitalization rate before and after treatment were compared between the two groups. Results After treatment, the anxiety, paranoia, depression and other negative mood scores in the experiment group were significantly lower than those in the observation group (P all<0.05); the re-drinking rate (22%) and re-hospitalization rate (18%) in the experiment group was significantly lower than in the observation group (46%) and (36%) (χ2=11.21,8.43, P both<0.05). Conclusion The conventional treatment combined with psychological intervention can effectively relieve the negative emotions in patients with alcohol dependence syndrome and reduce the re-drinking rate and re-hospitalization rate, which can improve the dependence on alcohol and relieve the psychological burden of the families so it can enhance the supporting and understanding from their family.

【Key word】Comprehensive psychological intervention; Alcohol dependence syndrome; Relapse rate; Re-hospitalization rate