ObjectiveTo investigate environmental factors of the relapse of alcohol dependence.MethodsOne hundred and seventeen in-patients with alcohol dependence were assessed with a home-designed questionnaire,Family Environment Scale Chinese Version (FES-CV),Clinic Institute Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Scale Chinese Version(CIWA-Ar) and the Scale of Personality Change Post-Traumatic Brain Injury(SPCPTBI).One hundred and five patients reassessed with alcohol dependence syndrome diagnostic criteria 1 year after hospitalization.t -test,chi-square and logistic regression were used for analysis.Results 57 of 105 were relapse and 48 of them were not relapse.The results showed that relapse group had a higher divorce or separated or remarried rate (21/36) than the no-relapse one (7/41 ) ( chi-square =6.60,P =0.010) ; a less number of years of education (5.2 ± 1.8 vs 7.2 ± 1.7,t =5.64,P =0.000) ; a bigger daily drinking ( (512 ± 186) ml vs (396 ± 109) ml,t =3.93,P =0.000) ; a higher drinking frequency in relapse group ( (2.6 ± 0.9 ) vs ( 1.8 ± 0.6) times,t =5.38,P=0.000) ;a higher rates in personality change(47/57 vs 15/48 ),brain damages (27/57 vs 13/48 ) and mood disorders (35/57 vs 17/48 ),They also showed that relapse group had more problems on intimate degree (5.66 ±1.40 vs 6.20 ± 1.20),emotional expression (4.59 ± 1.54 vs 5.41 ± 1.26,independence (3.61 ± 1.29 vs 4.64± 1.49),organization (4.26 ± 1.56 vs 5.22 ± 1.18 ),and self-controlling (4.21 ± 1.43 vs 5.12 ± 1.12 ),the differences were significant (P＜0.05) ;a higher contradiction score(4.35 ± 1.73 vs 3.64 ± 1.22,t =2.42,P =0.017).Logistic regression analysis showed that the number of daily drinking,intelligent damaged,emotional problems,arid dependence were the risk factors for the alcoholic relapse ( OR =7.44,3.99,3.92,2.96) ;Self-controlling was the protective factors for the alcoholic relapse ( OR =0.19).ConclusionProblem marital status,less education,and heavy drinking,and the number of drinking times,personality change,intellectual impairment and mood change,and poor family environment were the risk factors for the relapse of alcohol dependence.