Incidence of Delirium Tremens in the Czech Republic: A Rapid Increase
Delirium tremens v České republice: strmý vzestup
V České republice došlo mezi lety 1995 až 2005 k vzestupu počtu pacientů s deliriem tremens 1,57x více, strmější vzestup byl zaznamenán u žen (téměř dvojnásobek v roce 2005). Tyto údaje souvisejí s rostoucí spotřebou alkoholu do roku 2003 a ukazují na význam efektivní prevence (vyšší zdanění alkoholu atd.), časné intervence a včas poskytnuté léčby pro závislost. Elektronickou verzi svépomocného manuálu pro lidi, kteří mají problémy s alkoholem, jsme veřejnosti bezplatně poskytli na adrese: www.plbohnice.cz/nespor (1).
Klíčová slova:
delirium tremens, spotřeba alkoholu.
Authors:
L. Csémy; K. Nešpor 1; J. Brožová 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Psychiatrické centrum Praha
; Psychiatrická léčebna, Praha–Bohnice
1; Ústav zdravotnických informací a statistiky MZ ČR, P
2
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2007; 146: 82-83
Category:
Special Articles
Overview
From 1995 to 2005 the number of patients with delirium tremens increased 1.57 times in the Czech Republic. Greater increase took place among women (almost twice in 2005 compared with 1995). These data are related to the increasing per capita alcohol consumption till 2003, and they show that effective prevention (e.g. higher taxation of alcohol), early intervention and appropriate treatment of alcohol dependence are important. The self-help manual for problem drinkers can be downloaded free of charge from (1).
Key words:
delirium tremens, alcohol consumption.
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