2024 Volume 36 Issue 3 Pages 234-240
We report a case of a man in his 50s who started drinking when he was 17 years old. He was fined several times for hitting an acquaintance in his 20s and was arrested in X－2 after breaking into his sister’s house with a dagger while intoxicated. In X－2 years, he was arrested for drunkenness and barging into his sister’s house with a dagger. The day after admission, he became upset with the staff and demanded to be discharged. On August 19, X, he was hospitalized for medical care the next day due to his problematic behavior after drinking. Psychological tests conducted during hospitalization suggested mild intellectual disability, ADHD, and ASD. After starting valproic acid and guanfacine, he was discharged from the hospital and has been living without relapse or problematic behavior. The presence of neurodevelopmental disorders may be a factor in alcohol use disorder, which when combined with disinhibition due to alcohol intake may lead to social problematic behavior. In reporting this case, we took into consideration the protection of personal information and anonymity, and obtained the patient’s consent.
