Epidemiology of Alcohol Use in Late Adolescence in Greece and Comorbidity with Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders

Background. The aim of the current study was to examine the prevalence and associations of hazardous alcohol use with sociodemographic variables and its comorbidity with depression and other common mental disorders in a sample of Greek adolescents between 16 and 18 year old. Methods. We recruited 2431 adolescents attending 25 senior high schools in Greece. We assessed depressive and anxiety disorders using the computerized version of a fully-structured psychiatric interview (the revised Clinical Interview Schedule / CIS-R). Alcohol use was assessed using questions taken from a previous WHO school survey. Results. Approximately one-third of adolescents (overall: 30.7%, boys: 39.2%, girls: 21.9%, p<0.001) consumed alcohol on a weekly basis. The experience of excessive consumption, leading to drunkenness at least two or more times in their lifetime, was reported by 15.39% of the adolescents (19.42% for the boys and 11.24% for the girls, p<0.001). Frequent alcohol consumption and drunkenness were strongly associated with the presence of depression, all other anxiety disorders except panic disorder, current smoking, and lifetime cannabis use, lower school performance, bad or fair relationship with parents, and increased health services use. Conclusion. Alcohol use is highly prevalent among Greek adolescents. Special attention for the development of more focused preventive strategies should be paid to adolescents suffering from depression or other common mental disorders.

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Magnitude of Anxiety and Associated Factors Among Epileptic Patients Attending Out-patient Department at Primary Public Hospitals in Northern Part of Ethiopia. A Multicenter Cross- Sectional Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-657138/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kabtamu Nigussie ◽

Addisu Sertsu

Keyword(s):

Logistic Regression ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Anxiety Disorders ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Perceived Stigma ◽

Hazardous Alcohol Use ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Hazardous Alcohol

Abstract Introduction: In spite of the fact that anxiety disorders are common among individuals with epilepsy, there are no studies conducted about the prevalence of anxiety disorders among individuals with epilepsy in Ethiopia. Hence, the point of this study was to determine the magnitude and related factors of anxiety among individuals with epilepsy attending an out-patient department at Central Gondar Zone Primary Public Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia.Method: An organizational based cross-sectional study was conducted from June - July, 2020 at central Gondar zone primary public hospitals. A total of 422 participants were chosen by systematic sampling technique. Information was collected by utilizing Amharic interviewer-administered questioners. Anxiety was assessed by using hospital depression anxiety scale. Bivariate logistic regression and multivariate logistic regression analyses were done to recognize variables related with anxiety. Association was described by using adjusted odds ratio (AOR) along with 95% Confidence interval. Finally, P-values < 0.05 in adjusted analysis were taken as a cut off for significant association. Result: Out of 412 participants included in the study, 116 (28.2%; 95% CI: 23.9-32.5) had anxiety. Being single (AOR=1.84, 95% CI: 1.04-3.24), very frequent frequency of seizure (AOR=1.24, 95% CI; 1.55-2.80), depression (AOR=3.62, 95% CI; 1.97- 8.66), perceived stigma (AOR=2.54, 95% CI; 1.83-4.67) and hazardous alcohol use (AOR=1.18, 95% CI, 1.53-3.63), were statically significantly associated with having anxiety. Conclusion: Nearly, one in four people with epilepsy visited out-patient treatment had anxiety. Being single, very frequent frequency of seizure, having depression, presence perceived stigma and hazardous alcohol use were significant associated with anxiety among individuals with epilepsy. Screening, early distinguishing proof and providing appropriate intervention of anxiety among individuals with epilepsy should be great concern for the wellbeing care suppliers.

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A Model of Drinking Motives, Victimization, and Hazardous Alcohol Use Among Sexual Minority Women

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e510832018-001 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Alise Cogger ◽

Kristin J. Conover ◽

Tania Israel

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Sexual Minority ◽

Minority Women ◽

Drinking Motives ◽

Sexual Minority Women ◽

Hazardous Alcohol Use ◽

Hazardous Alcohol

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Efficacy of Brief Intervention for harmful and hazardous alcohol use: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of studies from Low Middle‐Income countries

Addiction ◽

10.1111/add.15613 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Abhishek Ghosh ◽

Pranshu Singh ◽

Nileswar Das ◽

Pranbhat Mani Pandit ◽

Sauvik Das ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Brief Intervention ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Hazardous Alcohol Use ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

Low Middle Income Countries ◽

Hazardous Alcohol

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Cultural Adaptation of an Intervention to Reduce Hazardous Alcohol Use Among People Living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda

AIDS and Behavior ◽

10.1007/s10461-021-03186-z ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Anna M. Leddy ◽

Judith A. Hahn ◽

Monica Getahun ◽

Nneka I. Emenyonu ◽

Sarah E. Woolf-King ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Hazardous Alcohol Use ◽

Hazardous Alcohol ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Southwestern Uganda

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Hazardous Alcohol Use in the Four Years Following Bariatric Surgery

Psychology Health & Medicine ◽

10.1080/13548506.2021.1930075 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Lisa R. Miller-Matero ◽

Julia Orlovskaia ◽

Leah M. Hecht ◽

Jordan M. Braciszeweski ◽

Kellie M. Martens ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bariatric Surgery ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Hazardous Alcohol Use ◽

Hazardous Alcohol

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The association between medication or alcohol use and the incidence of frailty: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Geriatrics ◽

10.1186/s12877-020-01969-y ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Janja Jazbar ◽

Igor Locatelli ◽

Mitja Kos

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Retrospective Cohort Study ◽

Retrospective Cohort ◽

Medication Use ◽

Reverse Causality ◽

Hazardous Alcohol Use ◽

Modifiable Factors ◽

Hazardous Alcohol

Abstract Background Understanding potentially modifiable factors that influence the risk of frailty is a key concern for the management of this urgent contemporary public health challenge. This study evaluates the association between the use of various medications or alcohol and the incidence of frailty among older adults. Methods This study was a retrospective cohort study on older adults (≥ 65 years) using data from the longitudinal Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE survey, 28 countries). Medication use was measured as taking several different groups of medications. Alcohol use was assessed with SHARE questions corresponding to AUDIT-C. The outcome measure was the incidence of frailty after two years, defined by frailty index (FI) and frailty phenotype (FP). A multiple logistic regression model was used to evaluate the association with adjustment for several potential confounding factors. Results Of the 14,665 FI-population participants, 1800 (12.3%) developed frailty within two years. Of the 8133 FP-population participants, 2798 (34.4%) developed pre-frailty and 247 (3.0%) developed frailty within two years of baseline. After adjustment for potential confounding variables, non-hazardous alcohol use (adjusted OR; 95% CI for the FI-population: 0.68; 0.60–0.77) and hazardous alcohol use (0.80; 0.68–0.93) are associated with lower incidence of frailty compared to no alcohol use. The odds of frailty are increased when taking medications; the largest effect size was observed in older adults taking medication for chronic bronchitis (adjusted OR; 95% CI for the FI-population: 2.45; 1.87–3.22), joint pain and other pain medication (2.26; 2.00–2.54), medication for coronary and other heart disease (1.72; 1.52–1.96), medication for diabetes (1.69; 1.46–1.96), and medication for anxiety, depression and sleep problems (1.56; 1.33–1.84). Additionally, the risk of frailty was increased with stroke, Parkinson’s disease and dementia. Conclusions Taking certain groups of medication was associated with increased incidence of frailty and pre-frailty, which might be due to either medication use or the underlying disease. Alcohol use was associated with a lower risk of pre-frailty and frailty compared to no alcohol use, which might be due to reverse causality or residual confounding. There was no significant interaction effect between medication groups and alcohol use on frailty incidence.

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