Adults with mild to moderate depression exhibit more alcohol related problems compared to the general adult population: a cross sectional study

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Håkan Källmén¹  Agneta Öjehagen²  Mats Hallgren³  Yvonne Forsell³  Julia Åhlin³ 

[1] Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;STAD, Centre for Psychiatry research, Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Clinical Sciences, Psychiatry, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;Department of Public Health Sciences, Section for Epidemiology and Public Health Intervention Research (EPHIR), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;

关键词: Binge Drinker;    Alcohol Problem;    General Adult Population;    Alcohol Related Problem;    Hazardous Drinker;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-015-1837-8

 received in 2014-10-07, accepted in 2015-05-13,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundAlcohol use has been shown to interfere with treatment for depression, but consumption habits are not routinely screened in primary care. To date, few studies have compared the alcohol consumption habits of patients with depression to the general population. The purpose of this study was to compare alcohol habits in adults diagnosed with depression in primary care to the general adult population in Sweden.MethodsNine hundred fourty six patients diagnosed with mild to moderate depression, without a primary substance use disorder, in primary care settings located across Sweden completed the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Consumptions habits and alcohol related problems in the depressed sample were compared to those in the general adult population (n = 663). Analyses were stratified by gender and age.ResultsRatings of alcohol problems and measures of hazardous drinking and binge drinking were significantly higher among patients seeking treatment for depression in primary care compared to the general population. Male patients scored higher on the AUDIT total and AUDIT-C (consumption) subscale than men in the general population. Compared to younger adults (aged 17–27) older depressed adults (aged 28–50 and 51–71) exhibited higher rates of consumption and problems related to alcohol.ConclusionsCompared to the general adult population, consumption and problems related to alcohol use were substantially higher among patients with mild to moderate depression in primary care. Routine screening of alcohol use in primary care is recommended for patients presenting with depression.

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