Liu Y, Liu Y, Cheng J, Pang LJ, Zhang XL. Correlation analysis of mental health conditions and personality of patients with alcohol addiction. World J Psychiatry 2023; 13(11): 893-902 [PMID: 38073905 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v13.i11.893]
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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
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Psychiatry
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Retrospective Study
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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.
Institutional review board statement: The ethical audit certificate of this study was provided.
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.
Data sharing statement: The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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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
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background
Correlation analysis of the correlation between alcohol addiction behavior and personality traits, exploring the causes of this behavior pattern, and thus serving the clinical treatment of alcohol addiction.
Research motivation
Alcohol addiction behavior is related to the personality characteristics of patients, and psychotropic (P) and neuroticism (N) dimensions of personality can positively induce alcohol addiction behavior.
Research objectives
There is a positive correlation between the scores of mental health assessment and the scores of P and N dimensions in personality assessment.
Research methods
Using the K10 Mental Health Assessment Scale, analyze the mental health status of alcohol addiction patients and its correlation with personality.
Research results
Based on existing research on the mental health of alcohol addiction, explore the correlation between the occurrence of alcohol addiction behavior and self-personality.
Research conclusions
Based on the existing talent gap of clinical research nurses, the training scheme of nurses should be scientifically customized to promote the development of clinical trials.
Research perspectives
Alcohol addiction, as a serious pattern of physical and mental harm, can lead to irreversible harm in severe cases. However, research reports on the causes of alcohol addiction behavior are not yet clear.
