Alcohol-related interventions in general hospitals in Germany: public health and consultation-liaison psychiatry perspectives.

Advances in Psychosomatic Medicine Pub Date : 2004-01-01 DOI:10.1159/000079764

Georg Kremer, Bernhard Baune, Martin Driessen, Günther Wienberg

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Recent epidemiological studies on substance use disorders in Germany revealed valid estimates of incidence and prevalence of alcohol related-disorders. Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence are among the most common and frequent diseases in the general population. They have a significant impact on physical as well as on mental health status in more than 75%, and they are associated with a variety of DSM-IV Axis I and Axis II comorbid mental disorders in more than 60% of alcohol-dependent persons [1]. In Germany, about 42,000 persons/year die due to alcohol-related diseases, another at least 14,000/year are accepted for early retirement, and in about 850,000 persons/year alcohol causes periods of inability to work. At least 570,000 admissions to general hospitals/year are related to alcohol problems with an economic impact of EUR 1.9 billion each year [2]. Alcoholism and its common physical and/or mental comorbidity establish many medical and/or psychiatric treatment needs and leads to much higher prevalence rates in the health care system compared to the general population.

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期刊介绍： The importance of psychosomatic research has been greatly reinforced by evidence demonstrating that psychological phenomena may have distinct effects on human health. Recognizing the complexity of interactions between personality and physical illness, this series employs an interdisciplinary strategy to explore areas where knowledge from psychosomatic medicine may aid in the prevention of specific diseases or help meet the emotional demands of hospitalized patients. In each work, the editor has managed to bring together distinguished contributors, creating a series of coherent and comprehensive reviews on a variety of novel topics.