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World J Psychiatry. Nov 19, 2023; 13(11): 893-902
Published online Nov 19, 2023. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v13.i11.893
Correlation analysis of mental health conditions and personality of patients with alcohol addiction
Yu Liu, Yang Liu, Jun Cheng, Liang-Jun Pang, Xu-Lai Zhang
Yu Liu, Yang Liu, Liang-Jun Pang, Department of Material Dependence, Affiliated Psychological Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China
Jun Cheng, Department of Material Dependence, Hefei Fourth People’s Hospital, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China
Xu-Lai Zhang, Department of Geriatric Psychology, Affiliated Psychological Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China
Author contributions: Liu Y and Zhang XL contributed to the conceptualization; Liu Y and Cheng J performed the data curation; Pang LJ and Cheng J contributed to the formal analysis; Liu Y wrote the original draft; Zhang XL wrote the review and editing.
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Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the Authors have no conflict of interest related to the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Xu-Lai Zhang, MD, Chief Physician, Department of Geriatric Psychology, Affiliated Psychological Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 316 Huangshan Road, Shushan District, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China. zxulai@163.com
Received: August 3, 2023
Peer-review started: August 3, 2023
First decision: August 16, 2023
Revised: August 25, 2023
Accepted: September 22, 2023
Article in press: September 22, 2023
Published online: November 19, 2023
Abstract
BACKGROUND

Alcohol addiction, or alcohol dependence, refers to a psychological state of strong craving for alcohol caused by drinking when both the drinking times and alcohol consumption reach a certain level. Alcohol addiction can cause irreversible damage, leading to mental illness or mental disorders, negative changes in their original personality, and a tendency to safety incidents such as committing suicide or violent attacks on others. Significant attention needs to be given to the mental health of alcohol addicts, which could reflect their abnormal personality traits. However, only a few papers on this issue have been reported in China.

AIM

To investigate the correlation between mental health and personality in patients with alcohol addiction.

METHODS

In this single-center observational study, we selected 80 patients with alcohol addiction as the research subjects, according to the criteria of the K10 scale to evaluate the mental health of patients with alcohol addiction, and divided these patients into four groups based on the evaluation results: Good, average, relatively poor and bad. And then analyzed the correlation between mental health conditions and personality characteristics from these four groups of patients.

RESULTS

The average score of the K10 scale (Kessler 10 Simple Psychological Status Assessment Scale) in 80 patients with alcohol addiction was 25.45 points, the median score was 25 points, the highest score was 50 points, and the lowest score was 11 points. Pearson's analysis showed that the K10 score was positively correlated with the scores of these two subscales, such as the P-subscale and the N-subscale (P < 0.05). In contrast, the K10 score had no significant correlation with the scores from the E-subscale and the L-subscale (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSION

The mental health conditions of patients with alcohol addiction are positively correlated with their personality characteristics.

Keywords: Alcohol addiction, Mental health, Personality characteristics, Public health, Patients, Correlational analysis

Core Tip: Alcohol addiction, as a special behavioral pattern, can cause serious mental and physical burdens, and therefore must be highly valued. This article aims to explore the correlation between the formation of alcohol addiction as a behavioral pattern and personality. By randomly grouping alcohol addicted patients and evaluating their mental health using the K10 scale, the results showed that the mental health status of alcohol addicted patients was positively correlated with their personality traits.