A Study on the Relationship between Drinking Behavior and Depression of Adult Men Alcohol-dependent Patients

IntroductionInsomnia and tobacco use are frequent and important problems in alcohol-dependent patients. However, the relationship between sleep problems and cigarette smoking was not thoroughly investigated in this population.AimThe purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between tobacco smoking and severity of insomnia in alcohol-dependent patients in treatment. We also aimed at assessing other predictors of insomnia in this population.MethodsThe study group comprised 384 alcohol-dependent patients. Standardized tools were used to assess: tobacco dependence (Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence [FTND]), sleep problems (Athens Insomnia Scale [AIS]), severity of alcohol dependence (Michigan Alcohol Screening Test [MAST]) and drinking quantities before entering treatment (Timeline Follow Back [TFLB]). Other comorbid psychiatric symptoms were assessed using Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) and Barratt's Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11).ResultsThe study group included 79.1% of current smokers, 62% of participants reported insomnia (AIS). The mean FTND score was 6.05 ± 2.18. The multivariate regression analysis revealed that the severity of tobacco dependence was significantly associated with the severity of insomnia (FTND, beta = 0.140, P = 0.013). Other factors associated with insomnia that remained significant in multivariate model were severity of psychopathological symptoms (BSI, beta = 0.422, P < 0.0005) and intensity of drinking (TLFB, beta = 0.123, P = 0.034).ConclusionTobacco use may predict severity of insomnia in alcohol-dependent patients. This finding may have important clinical implications and influence strategies applied in treatment of alcohol use disorders.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Alcohol Use Disorder among Patients Suffered from Road Collisions in a Vietnamese Delta Province

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16132423 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (13) ◽

pp. 2423 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Hai Minh Vu ◽

Tung Thanh Tran ◽

Giang Thu Vu ◽

Cuong Tat Nguyen ◽

Chau Minh Nguyen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Drinking Behavior ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Problematic Drinking ◽

Current Context ◽

Educational Campaign ◽

Causes Of Deaths ◽

The Relationship

Traffic collisions have continuously been ranked amongst the top causes of deaths in Vietnam. In particular, drinking has been recognized as a major factor amplifying the likelihood of traffic collisions in various settings. This study aims to examine the relationship between alcohol use and traffic collisions in the current context of Vietnam. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 413 traffic collisions patients in six health facilities in the Thai Binh Province to investigate the level of alcohol consumption and identify factors influencing alcohol use among these patients. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) scale was used to determine the problematic drinking behavior of the participants. The percentage of patients having problematic drinking was more than 30%. Being male, having a high household income, and working as farmer/worker were risk factors for alcohol abuse. People causing accidents and patients with a traumatic brain injury had a higher likelihood of drinking alcohol before the accidents. This study highlights the necessity of more stringent laws on reducing drink-driving in Vietnam. In addition, more interventions, especially those utilizing mass media like educational campaign of good behavior on social networks, are necessary to reduce alcohol consumption in targeted populations in order to decrease the prevalence and burden of road injuries.

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Undergraduate Adjustment to College, Drinking Behavior, and Fraternity Membership1

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/00332941930733pt113 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 73 (3_part_1) ◽

pp. 801-802

Author(s):

Robert L. Montgomery ◽

Frances M. Haemmerlie

Keyword(s):

Drinking Behavior ◽

College Drinking ◽

Student Life ◽

Drinking Patterns ◽

Adjustment To College ◽

Significant Relationships ◽

Student Adaptation ◽

Adaptation To College ◽

The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between adjustment to college as measured by Baker and Siryk's 1986 Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire, drinking patterns, and various aspects of student life (e.g., fraternity or sorority membership). A total of 114 students participated. Pearson product-moment correlations indicated several significant relationships.

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The relationship between changes in drinking behavior and psychological need satisfaction.

Journal of Studies on Alcohol ◽

10.15288/jsa.1982.43.393 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 43 (3) ◽

pp. 393-396 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

L S Hart ◽

D Stueland

Keyword(s):

Drinking Behavior ◽

Need Satisfaction ◽

Psychological Need ◽

The Relationship ◽

Psychological Need Satisfaction

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The relationship between men’s peer and social media muscularity ideal discrepancies and body satisfaction

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships ◽

10.1177/0265407520903387 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 37 (5) ◽

pp. 1534-1553

Author(s):

Mark Allen Flynn ◽

Emily Cotchett ◽

Linda Lin

Keyword(s):

Social Networking Sites ◽

Body Satisfaction ◽

Body Type ◽

Adult Men ◽

Ideal Body ◽

Ideal Discrepancy ◽

Self Discrepancy ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

Body Perceptions

Previous studies have shown that discrepancy between perceptions of one’s actual body type and the ideal bodies of their peers is an important factor for one’s body satisfaction. However, there is a lack of research assessing the formation of media-specific discrepancies, the impact of different types of discrepancies together, and discrepancies in adult men. The current study explored the impact of adult men’s actual and ideal body perceptions on their body satisfaction. Data were collected on the discrepancies between men’s actual muscularity and perceptions of their off-line male and female peers’ male ideal, and perceptions of the male ideal from men and women on social networking sites (SNSs). A total of 277 adult men ( Mage = 36.55; SD = 11.34) completed a survey online. Actual–ideal discrepancies were present for all four comparison ideals. Overall body satisfaction was significantly linked to the close female friend ideal discrepancy, whereas muscularity satisfaction was connected to all four comparison ideals. Body fat satisfaction was not impacted by any of the discrepancies. The most significant predictor of muscularity satisfaction was the close female friends’ ideal discrepancy. Implications suggest the continued use of self-discrepancy theory in new contexts, and continued importance of off-line relationships, despite SNS use.

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Consumption Frequency of Foods Away from Home Linked with Higher Body Mass Index and Lower Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Environmental and Public Health ◽

10.1155/2016/3074241 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

Rebecca A. Seguin ◽

Anju Aggarwal ◽

Francoise Vermeylen ◽

Adam Drewnowski

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Vegetable Intake ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Fruit And Vegetable ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Adult Men ◽

Consumption Frequency ◽

Eating Out ◽

The Relationship

Introduction. Consumption of foods prepared away from home (FAFH) has grown steadily since the 1970s. We examined the relationship between FAFH and body mass index (BMI) and fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption.Methods. Frequency of FAFH, daily FV intake, height and weight, and sociodemographic data were collected using a telephone survey in 2008-2009. Participants included a representative sample of 2,001 adult men and women (mean age54±15years) residing in King County, WA, with an analytical sample of 1,570. Frequency of FAFH was categorized as 0-1, 2–4, or 5+ times per week. BMI was calculated from self-reported height and weight. We examined the relationship between FAFH with FV consumption and BMI using multivariate models.Results. Higher frequency of FAFH was associated with higher BMI, after adjusting for age, income, education, race, smoking, marital status, and physical activity (women:p=0.001; men:p=0.003). There was a negative association between frequency of FAFH and FV consumption. FAFH frequency was significantly (p<0.001) higher among males than females (43.1% versus 54.0% eating out 0-1 meal per week, resp.). Females reported eating significantly (p<0.001) more FV than males.Conclusion. Among adults, higher frequency of FAFH was related to higher BMI and less FV consumption.

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Birth dimensions and risk of depression in adulthood: cohort study of Danish men born in 1953

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.186.5.400 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 186 (5) ◽

pp. 400-403 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Merete Osler ◽

Merete Nordentoft ◽

Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen

Keyword(s):

Birth Weight ◽

Social Indicators ◽

Adult Life ◽

Birth Certificates ◽

Psychiatric Ward ◽

Discharge Diagnosis ◽

Adult Men ◽

Cox's Regression ◽

The Relationship ◽

Socio Economic Factors

BackgroundTwo British cohort studies have reported birth weight to be associated with self-reported depression in adulthood, even after adjustment for socio-economic factors.AimsTo examine the relationship between birth dimensions and discharge from a psychiatric ward with a depression diagnosis in adulthood.MethodA cohort of 10 753 male singletons born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1953 and for whom birth certificates had been traced in 1965 were followed from 1969 until 2002, with record linkage for date of first admission to a psychiatric ward that led to a discharge diagnosis of depression.ResultsA total of 190 men, corresponding to 1.8% of the cohort, had a discharge diagnosis of depression. The Cox's regression analyses failed to show any association between birth dimensions (birth weight and ponderal index) and risk of psychiatric ward diagnosis of depression in adult life, before or after adjustment for social indicators at birth.ConclusionsThis study does not support the existence of a relation between birth dimensions and psychiatric ward admission for depression in adult men.

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Bioavailable testosterone is associated with symptoms of depression in adult men

Journal of International Medical Research ◽

10.1177/0300060520941715 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (8) ◽

pp. 030006052094171

Author(s):

Zhongbao Chen ◽

Xubo Shen ◽

Kunming Tian ◽

Yijun Liu ◽

Shimin Xiong ◽

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Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptom ◽

Serum Testosterone ◽

Sex Hormone ◽

Sex Hormone Binding Globulin ◽

Hormone Levels ◽

Adult Men ◽

Depressed Group ◽

The Mean ◽

Symptom Group ◽

The Relationship

Objective This study aimed to determine the relationship between serum testosterone levels and depressive symptoms in an adult male population. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study of 1166 male participants from Zunyi, Guizhou, China. Each participant completed a questionnaire, a brief clinical exam, and had a fasting blood sample taken. We measured serum testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin, and luteinizing hormone levels. Multiple linear regression was used to evaluate the effect of demographic factors on the relationship between the depressive symptom score and serum sex hormone levels. Results Mean testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin, and luteinizing hormone levels were significantly higher in the depressive symptom group than in the non-depressed group. The mean calculated free serum testosterone level and free testosterone index (FTI) were significantly lower in the depressive symptom group than in the non-depressed group. Additionally, the mean FTI was significantly negatively correlated with the Beck Depression Inventory scale score in the multiple linear regression model (95% confidence interval: −3.274 to −0.406). Conclusions Decreased bioactive testosterone levels might be a contributing factor of depression in adult men. The FTI could be the most sensitive biomarker reflecting the level of bioavailable testosterone in patients with depression.

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