[Estimation of a sense of coherence in patients with alcoholic dependence syndrome--introductory report].

The aim of this study was an estimation of the sense of coherence in the group of patients suffering from alcohol dependence syndrom. The examined group consisted of 21 patients at the age from 21 to 53 years, treated in The II Department of Psychiatry in Tarnowskie Góry. The control group contained 24 healthy persons at the age from 21 to 44 years. The SOC-29 scale by Antonowsky was used in order to estimate the sense of coherence. SOC level was significantly lower in the group of patients drinking alcohol in comparison with healthy people but only in the group of men.