The relevant research of adverse childhood experiences and “risky drinking” in children of alcoholics in China

BMC Psychiatry

Research

Xin Yu¹  Yujia Qiu¹  Guangqiang Sun²  Tingfang Wu²  Xihua Zhu³  Chengbing Huang⁴  Mingchao Yu⁴  Yan Guo⁵ 

[1] Peking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health (Peking University), National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, China;The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China;Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China;The Third Hospital of Heilongjiang, Bei’an, China;The Third People’s Hospital of Huai’an, Huai’an, China;Zigong Mental Health Center, Zigong, China;

关键词: Adult children of alcoholics;    Adverse childhood experience;    Risky drinking;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-023-04526-0

 received in 2022-09-20, accepted in 2023-01-05,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveTo determine whether adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) of children of alcoholics (COA) in male were associated with their current “risky drinking”.MethodsThis case–control study used the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT, cutoff is 7) to divide the participants into two groups, a “risky drinking” group (N = 53) and a "non-risky drinking” group (N = 97). Demographic data, Adverse Childhood Experiences-International Questionnaire (ACE-IQ), the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA), the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) and the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) were used for assessment. The specific relationships between ACEs and “risky drinking” were explored.ResultsRespondents ranged in age from 29.70 ± 6.72 years; 74.5% were females; 94.7% were of Han nationality; 56.7% had a level of education above high school; 12% had no formal or stable job. There was difference in attitude to self-drinking between two groups (P < 0.001). The “risky drinking” group was more likely to have experienced a major depressive episode (P < 0.05), nonalcohol psychoactive substance use disorder (P < 0.01) and bulimia nervosa (P < 0.05), and they also experienced more physical abuse (P < 0.05), community violence (P < 0.001) and collective violence (P < 0.01). In a single factor logistic regression, physical abuse, community violence and collective violence were associated with a two to 11- fold increase in “risky drinking” in the adult COA, and in multiple factor logistic regression, community violence showed a graded relationship with “risky drinking”.ConclusionThe childhood adverse experiences contribute to “risky drinking” in COA. This finding in the Chinese context have significant implications for prevention not only in China but in other cultures. There must be greater awareness of the role of ACEs in the perpetuation of alcoholism.

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