Health Education of Patients in the Field of Social Psychiatry,Notably Alcoholics

Alcoholics treated as in-patients in psychiatric institutions in the S.R. of Croatia in the period 1965-1969.

Alcoholics in a sample of 259 respondents of the male population of a commune in the North of Croatia.

Alcoholics in a population totalling 625 respondents in a catering enterprise.

Alcoholism in a sample of 192 respondents-direct producers aged 20-50 in a small metal-processing working organization.

Grand total of the numbers of alcoholics examined by first-degree disablement commissions in Croatia in 1968.

Diagramatic representation of general population in respect to the consumption of alcoholic beverages and alcoholism, and presentation of activities that ought to be performed in practice, as well as the way practice has it today. The whole population is in consideration of the attitude towards alcoholic drinks into four groups (abstinents, moderate consumers alcoholics, and irreversible alcoholics states). Below the circles are indicated the activities that should be performed in individual groups: in the group of abstinents nothing at all, in the group of moderate consumers of alcohol a maximum of prevention or possibily disciplinary measures, in the group of alcoholics treatment, and in the group of irreversible persons social protection. Above the circles is to be found what is done the world over in practice with smaller or greater variations. It is shocking that in the group of abstinents are spent a huge energy and immense funds in the field of prevention, although this group needs it least. In the group of moderate consumers there is no activity, although this group would be in greatest need of it. Alcoholics are treated when this is against all common sense, for they are already in an irreversible state, while in the earlier phases prevention and disciplinary measures are undertaken which cannot be productive of results.

Programme of activities in an in-patient institution and diurnal hospital.

Diagrame of health education (according to days of the week) of alcoholics being treated in an in-patient institution and diurnal hospital.

Diagrame of the health education of patients being treated at a dispensary and clinic (out-hospital service) according to days of the week.

Distribution of clubs of treated alcoholics on the territory of the S.R. Croatia (data until 1st Feb., 1971).