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522 – Dependence on Alcohol among Seniors Treated in Mental Hospital Kromeriz, Czech Republic - Comparative Study of Prevalence between Years 2001 and 2011

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

J. Luzny ,
V. Bican ,
F. Honzak ,
O. Vyrostkova ,
M. Blazkova ,
A. Indrakova  and
I. Pospisilova
J. Luzny
Affiliation:
Mental Hospital Kromeriz, Kromeriz, Czech Republic
V. Bican
Affiliation:
Mental Hospital Kromeriz, Kromeriz, Czech Republic
F. Honzak
Affiliation:
Mental Hospital Kromeriz, Kromeriz, Czech Republic
O. Vyrostkova
Affiliation:
Mental Hospital Kromeriz, Kromeriz, Czech Republic
M. Blazkova
Affiliation:
Mental Hospital Kromeriz, Kromeriz, Czech Republic
A. Indrakova
Affiliation:
Mental Hospital Kromeriz, Kromeriz, Czech Republic
I. Pospisilova
Affiliation:
Mental Hospital Kromeriz, Kromeriz, Czech Republic

Abstract

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Introduction:

Dependence on alcohol is no more tabu in senior population. Prevalence of dependence on alcohol in this population ranges from 3–12% according different authors.

Objectives, aims:

To compare the prevalence of dependence on alcohol among seniors admitted to treatment in Mental hospital Kromeriz (Czech republic) between years 2001 and 2011.

Methods:

Retrospective analysis of medical records from years 2001 and 2011.

Results:

In year 2001 dependence on alcohol was detected in 2.8% admission psychiatric diagnoses, in year 2011 dependence on alcohol was detected 6.8% admission psychiatric diagnoses. Gender played no role in increase of prevalence.

Conclusion:

We detected 2-times increase in prevalence of dependence on alcohol between years 2001 and 2011 in seniors hospitalized in Mental hospital Kromeriz.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 28 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 21th European Congress of Psychiatry , 2013 , 28-E113
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2013
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