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Alcohol and Alcoholism Advance Access published online on November 28, 2005
Alcohol and Alcoholism, doi:10.1093/alcalc/agh244
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© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Medical Council on Alcohol. All rights reserved
Received May 13, 2005
Revised October 31, 2005
Accepted October 31, 2005

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INDIVIDUALS WITH EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL INTAKE RECRUITED BY ADVERTISEMENT: DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS

KRISTINA BERGLUND 1, CLAUDIA FAHLKE 1 *, ULF BERGGREN 2, MATTS ERIKSSON 1, and JAN BALLDIN 2

1 Department of Psychology, Göteborg University Göteborg, Sweden
2 Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
CLAUDIA FAHLKE, E-mail: Claudia.Fahlke{at}psy.gu.se


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Aims: Studies have shown that most individuals with alcohol problems have never received any treatment for their alcoholism. The purpose of the present study was to describe demographic and clinical characteristics in male individuals with excessive alcohol intake who were recruited by advertisements. These characteristics were compared between individuals with or without prior treatment histories. Methods: Subjects (n = 367) responded to the advertisements in a regional daily newspaper and called the investigators. A structured interview was performed and a complete dataset of demographic and clinical information was collected in 342 individuals. Results: Individuals with no prior treatment history (n = 238) were found to be more often cohabitant, employed, and they reported fewer on-going psychiatric symptoms than individuals with treatment histories (n = 104). Conclusion: Since individuals with no prior treatment history seldom experience psychiatric symptoms, they are less likely to seek treatment in the health care system. It is therefore of importance to find ways to reach this ‘hidden’ group early with excessive alcohol consumption. One way to do so might be via alcohol treatment programs at working places since the majority of them are employed.


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