Loneliness and Alcoholism: A Study of Three Groups of Male Alcoholics

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Abstract
Three groups of alcoholics at different stages of recovery were tested for loneliness with the Sisenwein Loneliness Scale. The groups consisted of alcoholics going through detoxification (acute), alcoholics in outpatient treatment who had had at least 2 drinking episodes in the previous 6 mo. (chronic), and alcoholics having at least 1 yr of sobriety (recovering). It was hypothesized that the acute group would exhibit more loneliness than the chronic group, who would in turn demonstrate more loneliness than the recovering group. Results showed the acute group to demonstrate significantly (P < 0.01) more loneliness on the Sisenwein (.hivin.x [mean] = 134.4) than the recovering group (.hivin.x = 54.6). The chronic group (.hivin.x = 91.0) was not significantly different than the others at the P < 0.01 level, but the mean score did fall in the expected direction.

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