Almost all patients in this group were users of cannabis. Other drugs were occasionally encountered, especially in visitors. Disorders of adult personality and behavior or social problems relate to patients with acute social crisis, family conflict and lack of social accommodation. Some of these patients were suffering from personality and behavioral disorders. Organic mental disorders relate to dementia and other disorders secondary to organic brain injury due to causes other than alcohol.
Medical disorders relate to patients admitted for medical reasons other than psychiatric.
Results Diagnoses of admission are reported on Table 1 . The distribution of admissions by major syndrome appears in Table 3 . Table 2 . Discussion Excessive alcohol consumption is known to cause a variety of physical, psychological and socio-economic disabilities. It is generally felt that alcohol related admissions account for a significant proportion of all hospital admissions, not only to the psychiatric sector but also to other hospital departments.