AN APPLICATION OF THE BUDDHIST DOCTRINES WITH THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOR THE ALCOHOLICS TREATMENT

Abstract

The research consists of 2 objectives as 1) to study the alcohol drinking behavior of alcoholic patients before and after treated by the Buddhist Doctrines and occupational therapy, 2) to compare the alcohol drinking behavior of alcoholic patients who treated by the Buddhist Doctrines and those who treated by the Chiang Mai Thanyarak Hospital. This research is Quasi-Experimental research.The results revealed that: 1)  The alcohol drinking behavior of twenty alcoholic patients before and after treated by the Buddhist Doctrines and occupational therapy were decreased in 100 percent.  2) There was no significant difference between groups, it was found the decreasing of alcoholic drinking behavior in both groups, from the very hazardous drinking (severe alcohol misuse). After the treatment, it was found in the low-risk drinking. (Mild)