Alcoholic Disorder and Mental Health of the Clients Participated DUI Program

Lee, Mi Hyoung

doi:1998.7.2.333

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs > Volume 7(2); 1998 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 1998;7(2):333-343.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.1998.7.2.333 Published online December 31, 1998.

Alcoholic Disorder and Mental Health of the Clients Participated DUI Program

Mi Hyoung Lee

Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Inha University, Inchon, Korea

음주운전 교육 프로그램 에 참여 한 대상자의 알코올성 장애와 정신건강

이미형

인하대학 의과대학 간호학과 조교수

Abstract

This study investigated to evaluate the degrees of alcoholic disorder mental health and the loss feeling of traffic offenders who were under probation by Kyimggi probation office in the period between August of 1997 and February of 1998 arid pcirticipat ing in DUI (Driving Under the Influence of alcohol) program. The DUI program was initiated for the provention and the rehabilitation of adult drunken drivers aged 20 or older who were legally punished by Probation Office since 1997. The analy sis of the data collected from them through ques tionnaire method showed following patterns. 1.. The proportion of alcoholic disorder measured by NASTand MAST marked 16 5%. 2. The score representing somatization, obsessivecompulsive, interpersonal sensitivity, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation psychoticisrri of the subjects were higher than the average score of normal adults. 3. 1'he experience of losses resulted from drunken driving, such as loss of finance, trust of family, physical health, job, spouse, neighbors，jnd friends in addition to diffusion of work tasks, emotional unstability, drive :cence, social repu tation, time, opportunities to challenge and chance to lead comfortable liie, dispute with fam ily, and insecure family life.

Key Words: Drunken driver; Alcoholic disorder; Mental health