Mood disorder, anxiety, and suicide risk among subjects with alcohol abuse and/or dependence: a population-based study

• Autor(a) principal: Wiener,Carolina D.
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Moreira,Fernanda P., Zago,Alethea, Souza,Luciano M., Branco,Jeronimo C., Oliveira,Jacqueline F. de, Silva,Ricardo A. da, Portela,Luis V., Lara,Diogo R., Jansen,Karen, Oses,Jean P.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry (São Paulo. 1999. Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462018000100001
• topic: Alcohol abuse and/or dependence; anxiety; mood disorder; depression; suicide risk

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of alcohol abuse and/or dependence in a population-based sample of young adults and assess the prevalence of comorbid mood disorders, anxiety, and suicide risk in this population. Methods: This cross-sectional, population-based study enrolled 1,953 young adults aged 18-35 years. The CAGE questionnaire was used to screen for alcohol abuse and/or dependence, with CAGE scores ≥ 2 considered positive. Psychiatric disorders were investigated through the structured Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). Results: Alcohol abuse and/or dependence was identified in 187 (9.60%) individuals (5.10% among women and 15.20% among men). Alcohol abuse and/or dependence were more prevalent among men than women, as well as among those who used tobacco, illicit drugs or presented with anxiety disorder, mood disorder, and suicide risk. Conclusion: These findings suggest that alcohol abuse and/or dependence are consistently associated with a higher prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities, could be considered important predictors of other psychiatric disorders, and deserve greater public heath attention, pointing to the need for alcohol abuse prevention programs.