Kusalasaiyanon, Somsak2011-02-262011-02-262011-02-262011-02-26Mahasarakham Hospital Journal; Vol.7 No.3 November 2010 - January 2011http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/134366The chronic alcoholism patients were other groups that need to perceive on their meaning, value, and goal of their life. They need love, trust, can love and forgive on others, believe in their religious and God they respect.          The objectives of this research were to study the spiritual’s need for chronic alcoholism patients. The sample were the chronic alcoholism patients who already diagnosis from doctor with chronic alcoholism [ F 10.2 ] and were in- patient department treatment included all medication department and out- patient department [psychic’s clinic] Maha Sarakham hospital. The sampling was selected by purposive sampling according to the determinative qualification and operated between February-August 2009 on 132 patients. The instrument used can be devide into 2 parts. The 1 part was general data record form. The second part was the interview from for the need and spiritual treatment which developed by Highfield’s Framework [Highfield,1992]. The reliability was 0.87 which testing by content analysis. The qualitative data analysis with /FW computer program by Frequency Distribution, Percentage, Mean and Standard Deviation.           The research finding found that the first aspect was the sample group needs to perceive on their meaning, value, and goal of their life at the high level ( = 2.71) Standard Deviation (SD = 0.47). The second aspect was they need to have the relationship with the others, environment, outsiders. The sample group needs some courage from their relatives and companions at the high level ( = 2.81)  Standard Deviation (SD = 0.61). And the third aspect was they need hope that make themselves to get good things and better life found that the sample group needs to get good things at the high level also ( = 2.07) Standard Deviation (SD= 0.57).en-USMahasarakham Hospital, Mahasarakham, Ministry of Public Health, ThailandArticles