A Study about Depression of the Alcoholics

Park, Hyun Sook; Do, Enn Young

doi:1999.8.2.399

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs > Volume 8(2); 1999 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 1999;8(2):399-410.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.1999.8.2.399 Published online December 31, 1999.

A Study about Depression of the Alcoholics

Hyun Sook Park¹, Enn Young Do²

¹Department of Nursing, Catholic University of Taegu-Hyosung
²Alcoholism Treatment Center, MaYa Psychiatric Hospital

알코올리즘 환자의 우울에 관한 연구

박현숙¹, 도은영²

¹대구효성가톨릭대학교 의과대학 간호학과
²마야정신병원 고담알코올중독 전문치료센타

Abstract

General characteristics and drinking pattern of alcoholics and the relation of these characteristics to depression were investigated. The levels of depression, self-esteem, and hopelessness in alcoholics and their correlation were studied to provide data in developing effective nursing intervention. The study was carried out for 124 alcoholics at hospitals in Taegu and Kvungpook areas from May to June in 1999. The instruments used for this study were Beck's Depression Inventory and Hopelessness Scale and Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale. The reliability of the scales were tested by Cronbach's alpha. The collected data weru analyzed by the SPSS/WIN 8.0 using t-test, F~test, and Pearson Correlation Coefficient. The results were as follows: 1. There were no significant differences between the general characteristics of the subjects and depression. 2. There were no significant differences between drinking pattern and degression. 3. The mean scores for depression, self-esteem, and hopelessness of subjects were 25.14, 27.32, and 45.91, respectively. 4. Significant negative correlation between selfesteem and depression was found while a significant positive correlation was found between hopelessness and depression.

Key Words: Alcoholics; Depression