Sub-clinical anxiety and the onset of alcohol use disorders: longitudinal associations from the Baltimore ECA follow-up, 1981-2004.
J Addict Dis
; 30(1): 45-53, 2011 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-21218310
ABSTRACT
The current study examines the longitudinal relationship between anxiety disorders in general, specific phobia in particular, and subsequent-onset alcohol use disorders in an adult population-based sample. In addition, the authors explore whether the hypothesized associations vary by gender. Approximately 23 years of data from the Baltimore Epidemiological Catchment Area Follow-up (N = 587) allow for the estimation of the development of incident alcohol use disorders in later life among those with anxiety disorders at the time of the baseline interview in 1981. Although baseline specific phobias were common, neither the number of fears nor any specific fear was statistically associated with the onset of alcohol use disorders. Rather, the findings suggested a modest association between adult sub-clinical specific phobia (without substantial distress or interference) and later-onset alcohol use disorders (odds ratio = 3.2). Moreover, the authors found that this association might be stronger for women than for men.
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos de Ansiedade
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Transtornos Fóbicos
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Álcool
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article