Abstract
As a part of the study on the function the self-help group in chronic drinkes' recovery from the alcohol dependence, We investigated the individual property, the drinking history, the relationship with the self-help group, etc in the recovery group showing fine recovery with three years or longer of abstention from drinking and the treatment group attending alcoholism clinics. The object of this study is to discuss the difference between both groups and to clarify the factors affecting the recovery from the alcoholic dependence. The factors to achieve fine recovery from alcoholic dependence include that the problem alcohol drinking becomes apparent at the early stage and the treatment starts at the early stage. As the background, mental troubles due to alcohol in adolescence and interventions by police occurred. With regard to relationship with the self-help groups, after patients in the recovery group were introduced to the self-help groups, they join the groups and become contact visitors of them with positive attitude. Though there is social and historical backdrop, it has been cleared that the treatment group receives more public support. The relationship between the support and the recovery is a problem to be discussed hereafter.
