Abstract
There is a strong and multidirectional link between excessive alcohol use and psychiatric disorders. A large proportion (46.6%) of young female psychiatric outpatients report drinking above hazardous levels. This study explores high risk-drinking young female psychiatric patients' view of the role of alcohol in their lives. A further aim was to identify factors that may facilitate changes in drinking habits. Semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions were performed. The main areas of interest were: positive/negative aspects of alcohol use, risk situations for excessive drinking and factors facilitating change in drinking habits. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis, a process that includes identifying, coding and categorizing components of the interviews. Nine female high risk-drinking psychiatric patients (mean age 22.2 ± 3.5 years) were interviewed. The reasons for excessive alcohol use were either external, in which case the young females wanted to live up to social expectati...
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