Alcohol Consumption and the CAGE Test in Outpatients With Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder and in the General Population

Purpose Recent papers suggest that patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are prone to alcohol misuse. This may be due to the combination of a lifelong and disabling disease with a psychiatric profile typical of MS. The objective of the present study was to assess these findings in a culturally different population of patients with MS.Method The present case-control transversal study assessed 168 patients with MS and 168 control subjects from Brazil.Results There were no evidence that patients with MS drank more alcohol or, smoked more than did controls. In fact, control subjects had a significantly higher alcohol consumption. The only trait associated to higher alcohol consumption was anxiety, both for patients and controls.Conclusion Unlike previous reports in the literature, patients with MS in our study did not drink or smoked more than a control population.

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Abstract 13170: Endothelial Function is Impaired in Relation to Alcohol Consumption in Men in a Large General Population

Circulation ◽

10.1161/circ.132.suppl_3.13170 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 132 (suppl_3) ◽

Author(s):

Nozomu Oda ◽

Yukihito Higashi ◽

Masato Kajikawa ◽

Tatsuya Maruhashi ◽

Akimichi Iwamoto ◽

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Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

General Population ◽

Endothelial Function ◽

Vascular Function ◽

Density Lipoprotein ◽

Self Report ◽

Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽

Adjusted Risk ◽

Significant Difference

Introduction: Endothelial function is impaired in heavy or binge drinking. Heavy drinking should be a predictor of endothelial dysfunction. However, there is little information on the effects of dose-dependent alcohol consumption on endothelial function. Therefore, we evaluated the relationship between alcohol consumption and endothelial function in a large general population. Methods and Results: We measured flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) in 2734 men who provided self-report about habitual alcohol intake. The subjects were divided into five groups by alcohol consumption: none (0 g/week), light (0 g/week< to ≤140 g/week), moderate (140 g/week< to ≤280 g/week), heavy (280 g/week< to ≤420 g/week), and excessive (420 g/week<). Age, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, gamma glutamyl transpeptidase, uric acid, plasma glucose, hemoglobin A1c, and current smoking were significantly correlated with alcohol consumption. FMD showed a gradual decrease according to increased alcohol consumption (none, 6.6±3.4%; light, 6.2±3.0%; moderate, 6.0±3.0%; heavy, 5.5±2.9%; excessive, 5.3±3.0%; P<0.01). There was a significant difference in FMD between the non-drinker group and the light drinker group (P=0.018). After adjusted risk factors, we showed the significantly smaller FMD in the 4 drinker groups than in the non-drinker group: light drinker group (OR, 1.38; 95% CI, 1.10 to 1.75), moderate drinker group (OR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.01 to 1.82), heavy drinker group (OR, 2.05; 95% CI, 1.46 to 2.87), excessive drinker group (OR, 2.04; 95% CI, 1.43 to 2.89). Conclusions: These findings suggest that even light alcohol consumption impair the endothelial function. Alcohol drinking may be harmful for vascular function.

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The Increase in Alcohol Consumption among Women: a phenomenon related to accessibility or stress? A General Population Study

Addiction ◽

10.1111/j.1360-0443.1989.tb03056.x ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 84 (7) ◽

pp. 767-775 ◽

Cited By ~ 61

Author(s):

Torild Hammer ◽

Per Vaglum

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

General Population ◽

Population Study ◽

General Population Study

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The Effect of Low Survey Response Rates on Estimates of Alcohol Consumption in a General Population Survey

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0035527 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. e35527 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

Jessica Meiklejohn ◽

Jennie Connor ◽

Kypros Kypri

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

General Population ◽

Population Survey ◽

Response Rates ◽

Survey Response ◽

General Population Survey

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The Historical Roots of Ledermann's Theory of the Distribution of Alcohol Consumption

Contemporary Drug Problems ◽

10.1177/009145090603300107 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 143-174 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ole-Jørgen Skog

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

General Population ◽

Empirical Data ◽

Distribution Model ◽

Central Question

Ledermann's theory of the distribution of alcohol consumption in populations, which was published in 1956, is reviewed and discussed. The theory is based on some rather peculiar hypotheses, and an attempt is made to make sense of these hypotheses in light of Ledermann's research prior to 1956. The central question posed in this paper is what made Ledermann believe that strong regularities were to be expected. Furthermore, Ledermann's empirical data are scrutinized, and it is concluded that most of the data were inadequate for testing a distribution model which should be applied to the general population in different drinking cultures.

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Factors Associated with Pathological Dissociation in the General Population

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1080/j.1440-1614.2005.01586.x ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 39 (5) ◽

pp. 387-394 ◽

Cited By ~ 61

Author(s):

Päivi Maaranen ◽

Antti Tanskanen ◽

Kirsi Honkalampi ◽

Kaisa Haatainen ◽

Jukka Hintikka ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

General Population ◽

Prospective Study ◽

Population Sample ◽

Dissociative Experiences Scale ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Dissociative Experiences ◽

A Prospective Study ◽

Prospective Study Design ◽

The Relationship

Objective: This study assessed the prevalence of pathological dissociation in the general population, and the relationship between pathological dissociation and sociodemographic and several psychiatric variables. Method: The stratified population sample consisted of 2001 subjects. The study questionnaires included the Dissociative Experiences Scale, the Dissociative Experiences Scale-Taxon, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, and sociodemographic background. Results: The prevalence of pathological dissociation (DES-T ≥ 20) was 3.4% in the general population and did not differ significantly between genders. Men scored higher than women in the amnesia subscale, and women in the absorption and imaginative involvement subscale. The relationship between pathological dissociation, alexithymia, depression and suicidality was strong. The likelihood of pathological dissociation was nearly nine-fold higher among depressive subjects, more than seven-fold higher among alexithymic subjects, and more than four-fold higher among suicidal subjects than among the others. Frequent alcohol consumption also associated significantly with pathological dissociation. Conclusions: A significant relationship between pathological dissociation, depression, alexithymia, and suicidality was found in the general population. The importance of these factors should be examined in a prospective study design to determine causality.

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Weekly recall and dairy estimates of alcohol consumption in a general population survey.

Journal of Studies on Alcohol ◽

10.15288/jsa.1988.49.131 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 131-135 ◽

Cited By ~ 67

Author(s):

P Lemmens ◽

R A Knibbe ◽

F Tan

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

General Population ◽

Population Survey ◽

General Population Survey

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Alcohol consumption in 2049 patients with paranoia

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1020 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (S1) ◽

pp. S300-S300

Author(s):

M. Guerrero Jiménez ◽

C.M. Carrillo de Albornoz Calahorro ◽

A. Porras Segovia ◽

J.A. Cervilla Ballesteros

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

General Population ◽

Alcohol Abuse ◽

Epidemiological Studies ◽

Delusional Disorder ◽

Control Group ◽

Influence Area ◽

Delusional Idea ◽

Competing Interest ◽

Alcohol And Other Drugs

IntroductionEpidemiological studies have reported associations between alcohol consumption or abuse and occurrence of delusional disorder (F.22) rather than in general population. Alcohol has not been described as the main cause of the delusional idea, but is an enhancer factor which would inhibit behavioral brake and executive function in prefrontal cortex facilitating the development of the existing delusional idea.HypothesisWe want to confirm this association in our influence area so this study aims to report compared frequency of alcoholism in DD versus a control group published in andalusian population.AimsTo review the literature on the potential links between alcohol abuse and delusional disorder and this relationship in general population.ResultsThis poster presents a brief but updated systematic literature review on the associations between DD and alcohol abuse. We will also present data from a relatively large case-mix of 2049 patients with the diagnosis of delusional disorder resulting from a thorough retrospective, medical-record based, assessment of patients attended in our clinical catchment area.In our sample, alcohol abuse and other drugs consumption was significantly less common in Delusional Disorder than in other psychoses.This result suggests that alcohol and other drugs consumption can be a greater importance parameter in other psychoses correlates than in delusional disorder.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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