ALCOHOLISM AMONG TAIWAN ABORIGINES DEFINED BY THE CHINESE DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW SCHEDULE - A COMPARISON WITH ALCOHOLISM AMONG CHINESE

被引:31
作者
HWU, HG
YEH, YL
WANG, JD
YEH, EK
机构
[1] NATL TAIWAN UNIV,COLL MED,DEPT PUBL HLTH & INTERNAL MED,TAIPEI,TAIWAN
[2] TAIPEI CITY PSYCHIAT CTR,TAIPEI,TAIWAN
关键词
aborigines; alcohol abuse; alcohol dependence; Key words; Taiwans;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0447.1990.tb01404.x
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
The prevalence of alcoholism was reported to be 0.1 % in an aboriginal study on Taiwan using the census survey method in the 1950s. This study adopted a modified Chinese Diagnostic Interview Schedule to determine the prevalence of DSM‐III‐defined alcohol abuse (AA) and alcohol dependence (AD) in the Atayal, Paiwan and Yami ethnic groups of Taiwan aborigines. Stratified random sampling was used. The sample sizes of Atayal, Paiwan and Yami were 793, 656 and 106 respectively. The prevalence rates of DSM‐III‐defined AA and AD were 11.6%, 11.4% and 14.2%; and 9.0%, 8.1% and 6.4% respectively. No significant difference was found between the 3 ethnic groups. These prevalence figures are significantly higher than those for Chinese. In this comparative analysis, 2 distinct etiological hypotheses are proposed for the AA and the AD. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:374 / 380
页数:7
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