Analysis of psychoemotional state and intellectual abilities in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease--preliminary results.

Background: In the literature we can find examples of comorbidity of the diseases of the respiratory tract and mental disorders. Among them a particularly significant position is occupied by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, which may be accompanied by anxiety, depressive and cognitive symptoms. The present research project was aimed to establish a connection between psycho-intellectual functioning and suffering from the aforementioned diseases.

Association of early drinking onset with subsequent alcohol abuse.

Background: In the recent years the phenomenon of early alcohol initiation is observed. This problem is often underestimated, in spite of its numerous negative consequences

Subjects And Methods: The research study was based on authors` anonymous questionnaire including questions referring to: age of alcohol initiation, age of the first blackout after drinking alcohol, the place and circumstances of alcohol initiation and the reason of drinking alcohol for the first time. The study group consisted of 125 people, 83 men and 42 women, aged from 22 to 68 participating in treatment programs for alcohol addiction.

The impact of family environment on the development of alcohol dependence.

Background: Alcoholism is a family disease. Many studies confirm that a family history of alcoholism is associated with the development of later alcohol dependence. The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of family structure and relations between its members in the development of alcohol addiction in children grown up in these families.