Behavioral responses in people affected by alcohol use disorder and psychiatric comorbidity: correlations with addiction severity

Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita

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Giovanna Coriale¹  Antonio Greco²  Marco Fiore³  Mauro Ceccanti¹  Gemma Battagliese¹  Fabiola Pisciotta¹  Maria Luisa Attilia¹  Raffaella Porrari¹  Francesca De Rosa¹  Mario Vitali⁴  Valentina Carito³  Marisa Patrizia Messina⁵ 

[1] Sapienza Università di Roma;Dipartimento Organi di Senso, Sapienza Università di Roma;Istituto di Biologia Cellulare e Neurobiologia. CNR Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology. CNR;ASUR Marche;Dipartimento di Scienze Ginecologico-Ostetriche e Scienze Urologiche, Sapienza Università di Roma

关键词: alcohol use disorders;    dual diagnosis;    addiction;    psychiatric comorbidity;    symptom check list 90-R;   

DOI  :  10.4415/ANN_19_02_05

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Istituto Superiore di Sanita

【 摘 要 】

Aim. In this study, we investigated in people suffering from alcohol use disorder (AUD) with or without dual diagnosis (concomitant psychiatric disability) how they feel their dependence condition. We predicted that AUD people with a dual diagnosis could feel potentiated their addiction. Methods. Alcohol habits and psychiatric conditions of 183 AUD men and 62 AUD women were measured by using the DSM-5, the severity of alcohol dependence questionnaire (SADQ), the alcohol anamnesis and psychiatric examination by the symptom check list 90-R (SCL-90-R). Results. We have shown that alcohol drinking does not correlate with both psychiatric examination and self-reported psychopathology. SADQ shows that severe alcohol dependence correlates with highest psychiatric symptoms and with the levels of alcohol consumption. Conclusions. This finding suggests that high SADQ scores may represent a tool to early disclose only patients with dual diagnosis. SADQ may provide information to address pharmacological interventions because revealing aspects of the dark side of addiction potentiated by AUD associated psychopathology.

【 授权许可】

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