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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe how alcoholic inpatients recognize their alcoholism and to understandit from the patient's point of view. Methods:The participants were 10 alcoholic patients who were admitted to a hospitalin D-city. The age range was from 35 to 60 years old. Data was gathered through an in-depth interview and participantobservations for 2 to 3 times from May 2006 to January 2007. Data was analyzed with Colaizzi’s (1978) phenomenologicalmethodology. Results: Five categories emerged from 10 theme clusters. The five categories were: ‘Gives anacme feeling’, ‘Gives a free feeling’, ‘Gives ambivalence feeling’, ‘Hope to stop’, and ‘Could not control’. Conclusion:Theresults of this study show that nurses should contribute support and understand alcoholic inpatients. They should alsoprovide educational information necessary to hospital workers for understanding mental health.
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Recognition, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Qualitative research
