Resumen

REVILLA CERVANTES, Aurora; DIAZ CORRAL, Iliana Beatriz; DUCASE PILON, Marbelis  y  PACHECO QUINTANA, Carmen Cecilia. Psychological and social factors in dependent alcoholic patients . MEDISAN [online]. 2012, vol.16, n.7, pp. 1170-1176. ISSN 1029-3019.

Four case reports of uncomplicated dependent alcoholic patients belonging to the Family Doctor's Office No. 5 from «Frank País García Teaching Polyclinic are presented with the aim of identifying the psychological and social factors influencing on them. As main conditions of the addictive behavior in the studied group there were: the influence of the environment, the cultural traditions and the participation in vital events of negative prevalence. Also, those affected showed a strong dependence on the alcoholic behavior and the desire of continuing it.

Palabras clave : alcoholism; dependent alcoholics; psychological and social factors; primary health care.

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