Asociality in clinical presentation of alcohol addiction: its relation to autoaggressive patterns and suicidal behavior

Alcohol addiction is still one of the main causes of completed suicide and suicide attempts for male population. There exist different classifications describing so-called ‘quiet’ and ‘violent’ alcohol addicts. As a rule of thumb it is assumed that ‘quiet’ men with alcohol addiction (MWAD) are more inclined to suicidal actions while so-called ‘violent’ MWAD, on the contrary, are more vital and hedonistic. This issue still remains open. To clarify this issue, a group of alcohol abusers inclined to antisocial actions was analyzed. Aim. To study suicidological characteristics of a group of men with alcohol addiction with a tendency to antisocial behavior. Material and Methods: 146 Individuals suffering from alcohol addiction with the second stage of the disease were examined. Groups of alcohol abusers were formed: inclined and non-inclined to antisocial actions. Aa a diagnostic tool a questionnaire for identification of autoaggressive patterns and of their predictors in the past and present was used, as well as LSI, MiniMult tests, parental prescriptions scale...