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{"title":"Nationwide, Multioperator Self-Exclusion and Psychiatric Comorbidity in Patients with Gambling Disorder: A Retrospective Chart Review Study from a Regional Treatment Unit.","authors":"M Miles, J Rothschild, G Åkesson, A Håkansson","doi":"10.1155/2023/5532259","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/5532259","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gambling disorder is an addictive disorder that has been shown to have a detrimental effect on an individual's health, social, and financial situations. Voluntary self-exclusion is one way for patients to reduce harm in gambling disorder, but breaching one's self-exclusion appears to be common. In January 2019, Sweden launched a nationwide, multioperator self-exclusion instrument called <i>Spelpaus</i> (literally \"game break\"). <i>Spelpaus</i> is unique to Sweden, and there is limited research on the use of this type of nationwide, multioperator self-exclusion services, also in relation to gambling disorder and mental health. There is a reason to follow the clinical picture of treatment seeking for gambling disorder over time, and this study aims to explore clinical characteristics of patients seeking clinical gambling disorder treatment, including sex distribution and mental health comorbidity, as well as the use of <i>Spelpaus</i> amongst patients with gambling disorder and how frequently users gambled despite ongoing self-exclusion, in relation to sex and psychiatric comorbidities. A retrospective chart study was carried out on patients presenting to a regional gambling disorder treatment unit. Information regarding self-exclusions using <i>Spelpaus</i>, gambling despite self-exclusion, and the method of gambling despite self-exclusion as well as psychiatric comorbidities were extracted from medical records. Females were markedly more likely to report overall psychiatric comorbidities (48% vs. 25% among males, <i>p</i> < 0.001), affective, neurotic/anxiety-related (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and behavioral/emotional (<i>p</i> = 0.028) diagnoses and more likely to have two or more diagnoses excluding gambling disorder (<i>p</i> = 0.001). From 120 patients from whom information regarding self-exclusion was present, 114 (95%) had chosen to self-exclude. From the 114 self-excluders, 67 reported to have gambled despite self-exclusion, with unregistered websites being the most common method. Self-exclusion was not significantly related to sex (<i>p</i> = 0.146) or to psychiatric comorbidities (<i>p</i> = 0.178). In conclusion, psychiatric comorbidity was particularly common in female gambling disorder patients and gambling despite self-exclusion was common. Gambling regulations should be improved to help self-excluders avoid being able to gamble on unlicensed gambling operators. Further research should focus on sex differences and the association with psychiatric comorbidities.</p>","PeriodicalId":30499,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction","volume":"2023 ","pages":"5532259"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10555495/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41154708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Digital Dependency: How Parenting and Social Intelligence Shape Internet Addiction.","authors":"Lawrence E Ugwu,&nbsp;Erhabor S Idemudia,&nbsp;Maria-Chidi C Onyedibe,&nbsp;Adaobi Eze,&nbsp;Ntasiobi C N Igu,&nbsp;Pamela Ogbozor,&nbsp;Francis Chuwkuemeka Chinawa","doi":"10.1155/2023/7852467","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/7852467","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The global pandemic forced young adults and their parents to be together. This situation has equally exposed the weaknesses in the child-parent relationship. This study aimed to investigate the role of social intelligence in the relationship between parenting style and Internet addiction during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Seven hundred and seventy-four were sampled from a public university in southeast Nigeria. They comprised 373 females and 401 males aged 17-28 years, with a mean age of 21.61. The students responded to validated measures of parenting style inventory-II, the Tromsø social intelligence scale, and Young's Internet addiction test. The moderated multiple regression analysis results indicated that permissive parenting and social intelligence significantly predicted Internet addiction. Social intelligence moderated the relationship between authoritarian parenting style and Internet addiction. The moderation was that Internet addiction is significantly higher for individuals with low social intelligence and authoritarian parenting style than individuals with low social intelligence and higher authoritarian parenting style. Some implications of the findings include engaging parenting styles to encourage more physical interactions and enabling an environment for growth. Also, adopting techniques to increase social intelligence will help students adjust to any parenting style that may influence their psychological well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":30499,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction","volume":"2023 ","pages":"7852467"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10522419/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41111208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Magnitude and Associated Factors of Psychoactive Substance Use among Youths at Selected Administrative Towns of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.","authors":"Elyas Admasu Basha,&nbsp;Aklil Semu Tefera,&nbsp;Alemnesh Tesema Tilahun,&nbsp;Asrat Fenta Amede","doi":"10.1155/2023/2124999","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/2124999","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Youth and adolescent psychoactive substance use is a major public health problem worldwide which affects the health of individuals, families, and the community as a whole. This study was aimed at assessing the level of psychoactive substance use and the associated factors among the youths of North Sowa zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2020/21. Community based cross-sectional study design with a multistage sampling technique was used. A total of 632 youths were involved in the study. Linear logistic regression analysis was used for both bivariate and multivariate analysis. The prevalence of life time and current psychoactive substance use was found to be 66.1% and 65%, respectively. Male sex and history of substance use from family members and friends were significantly associated with psychoactive substance use. In this study, the prevalence of life time and current psychoactive substance use was high as compared to other studies conducted in Ethiopia.</p>","PeriodicalId":30499,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction","volume":"2023 ","pages":"2124999"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10085653/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9297811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Internet Addiction and Its Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students in Kathmandu, Nepal.","authors":"Sonu Acharya,&nbsp;Laxmi Adhikari,&nbsp;Santosh Khadka,&nbsp;Shishir Paudel,&nbsp;Maheshor Kaphle","doi":"10.1155/2023/8782527","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/8782527","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Internet has penetrated all processes of life and has become an unavoidable part of people's daily life. This widespread use of the Internet has resulted in significant concerns with regard to problematic Internet behaviours and related conditions. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of Internet addiction and its associated factors among undergraduate students in Kathmandu.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We included all together 344 undergraduate students from different colleges affiliated to Pokhara University for this cross-sectional study. We used self-administered questionnaire consisting of the Internet Addiction Test scale to assess the Internet addiction. We coded the data, entered it in Epi-Data 3.1 and transferred to IBM SPSS 25 for analysis. We applied bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify factors associated with Internet addiction, and <i>p</i> value <0.05 was considered as statistically significantt.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence of Internet addiction was found to be 29.90% (95% CI: 25.0-34.9). In the chi-squared test relationship with parents, parental control over the Internet use, perceived feeling of loneliness, and time spent on internet per day were found to be statistically associated (<i>p</i> < 0.05) with Internet addiction.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study revealed nearly one-third of the Internet addiction among undergraduate students. Relationship with parents, parental control over the internet use, perceived loneliness feelings, and time spent on internet per day were significantly associated with Internet addiction along other factors. Therefore, it is important to raise awareness among young generation, parents, and teachers towards risk of Internet addiction.</p>","PeriodicalId":30499,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction","volume":"2023 ","pages":"8782527"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10118885/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9381869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence, Reasons, Predictors, Perceived Effects, and Regulation of Alcohol Use among Children in Ghana.","authors":"Sylvester Kyei-Gyamfi,&nbsp;Nii Wellington,&nbsp;Frank Kyei-Arthur","doi":"10.1155/2023/9032348","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9032348","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Early initiation of alcohol consumption increases the risk of alcohol dependence and adverse health outcomes. Consequently, nations have enacted laws to make alcohol unlawful to be purchased by, sold to, or used in public by children. This study examined the lifetime prevalence of alcohol use among children and their reasons for consuming alcohol. In addition, the study investigated predictors of alcohol consumption and the effects of alcohol use on children. Finally, it examined the effectiveness of measures in place for regulating the sale and use of alcohol by children in the country. A total of 5024 children between the ages of 8 and 17 were sampled across the ten regions of Ghana using a cross-sectional convergent parallel mixed method. Children were interviewed with a semi-structured questionnaire, while focus group discussions were held with children, parents, and key informants. Lifetime prevalence of alcohol consumption was measured by \"have you ever taken alcohol?\". The study revealed that lifetime alcohol consumption was less prevalent (6.6%) among children. Sex, age, and region of residence were significant predictors of lifetime alcohol use among children. More than half of the children who reported ever taking alcohol were first introduced to drinking by friends, and more than six in ten children claimed having been intoxicated after drinking alcohol. The findings further revealed that efforts to control the sale and consumption of alcohol by children have proven difficult despite the existence of laws, policies, and national regulatory structures. While regulations on alcohol sales and consumption have been difficult to implement in rural areas, they have been successful in urban areas because institutions there ensure rigorous adherence to the regulations. The study encourages national organizations with responsibility for child protection and development to step up their regulation, investigation, and information-sharing efforts to discourage and limit children from purchasing and consuming alcohol.</p>","PeriodicalId":30499,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction","volume":"2023 ","pages":"9032348"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10368510/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9882260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Problematic Use of Cannabis in Cotonou: Profile of Some Subjects Received in the Laboratory between 2016 and 2021.","authors":"Ferdinand M Adounkpe,&nbsp;Luc Behanzin,&nbsp;Bienvenu S Adehan,&nbsp;Marc Medehouenou,&nbsp;Ornella Daoudou,&nbsp;Assad Bio-Sya,&nbsp;Odile Kougblenou,&nbsp;Arnaud Agbanlinsou,&nbsp;Clément Agbangla","doi":"10.1155/2022/9702766","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9702766","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>The frequent use of cannabis by certain social strata often induces behavioral changes whose severity deserves to be evaluated. This study aims to describe the profile of some subjects in a situation of cannabis dependence received at the National Laboratory of Narcotics and Toxicology over the period from January 2016 to December 2021. <i>Methodology</i>. The approach of direct interviews with the respondents using a semistructured questionnaire made it possible to collect their sociodemographic characteristics, their experiences, and their reference trajectories.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 48 patients, all single, with an average age of 18.13 ± 0.48 years, the majority of whom were male (77.08%) and of Beninese nationality (85.42%), were enrolled. They were pupils (58.34%), students (27.08%), and workers (14.58%). With a prevalence of consumption of 89.58%, the first experimentation of cannabis was done by imitation (83.3%), among friends (81.2%), and in schools (64.58%). The reasons for use include the search for thrills (29.20%) and the improvement of sexual energy performance (27.1%). Subjects between 64.58 and 79.17% reported having received complaints about their behavior after regular consumption of at least 3 joints of cannabis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The knowledge of the typical profile of subjects in a situation of dependence ensures early detection of problematic uses of cannabis and offers the opportunity to intervene a little earlier in front of this phenomenon.</p>","PeriodicalId":30499,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction","volume":" ","pages":"9702766"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9635955/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40669065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Direct Medical Cost of Treating Substance Use Disorders in Two Tertiary Hospitals in South-West, Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Margaret Ilomuanya, Ogochukwu Amaeze, Chinenye Umeche, Ugochukwu Mbata, Omonike Shonekan, Abayomi Olajide","doi":"10.1155/2022/6320141","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2022/6320141","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Successful interventions for substance use disorders (SUDs), though obtainable, are not effectively utilized due to the high cost of treatment. The adoption of any given therapy is often impeded by insufficient evidence of the effectiveness of such treatment.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to assess the direct medical cost of treating SUD in two tertiary hospitals in South-West, Nigeria.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A descriptive, cross-sectional survey of patients managed for SUD at the two psychiatric hospitals was carried out between January and June 2020. The inclusion criteria were patients with SUD above 18 years of age, registered and managed at the two hospitals. Data were collected from selected patients' case notes using a standardized data collection tool and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The average costs of treatment for alcohol use disorder, drug use disorder, and drug and alcohol use disorder were ₦146,425.38 ± 57,388.84, ₦135,282.09 ± 53,190.39, and ₦143,877.33 ± 68,662.04, respectively. This translates to $384.82, $355.53, and $378.12, respectively. The highest contributors to SUD treatment cost are inpatient admissions and the cost of medicines; inpatient admissions include accommodation, feeding, and laundry.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Considering that over 60% of the Nigerian population lives below the poverty line, the direct cost of SUD treatment is unaffordable to the patients and the health care system, which is grossly underfunded.</p>","PeriodicalId":30499,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction","volume":"2022 ","pages":"6320141"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8783744/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39718496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence and Factors Associated with Problematic Internet Use among Ethiopian Undergraduate University Students in 2019.","authors":"Nebiyu Mengistu,&nbsp;Desalegn Tarekegn,&nbsp;Yesuneh Bayisa,&nbsp;Solomon Yimer,&nbsp;Derebe Madoro,&nbsp;Dawit Getachew Assefa,&nbsp;Eden Dagnachew Zeleke,&nbsp;Wondwosen Molla,&nbsp;Aregahegn Wudneh,&nbsp;Seid Shumye,&nbsp;Bereket Duko","doi":"10.1155/2021/6041607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6041607","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Problematic Internet use is characterized by excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges, or behavior regarding computer use and Internet access which lead to impairment or distress. It has been found that the occurrence rate of problematic Internet use among university students ranges from 0.8% to 47.7%. Despite this, there are multiple challenges that relate to problematic Internet use, which remain underrecognized and largely ignored by stakeholders and are not well known, especially in low-income countries, including Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was conducted aiming to assess the prevalence of problematic Internet use and its associated factors among undergraduate students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional study was employed from May 1st to June 1st, 2019. A multistage sampling technique was used to get a total of 846 undergraduate students. Data were collected by using self-administered structured questionnaires of Young's Internet Addiction Test. The collected data were coded and entered into EpiData 3.1 and analyzed by using SPSS version 22; bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with problematic Internet use, and statistical significance was considered at <i>P</i> value <0.05.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>For a total of 846 study participants, the response rate was 761 (90%) and the prevalence of problematic Internet use was 19.4%. Multiple logistic regression model revealed that being male [AOR = 1.69, 95% CI: 1.80, 6.41], depression [AOR = 3.61, 95% CI: 2.40, 5.43], and khat or caffeinated drinks [AOR = 1.86, 95% CI: 1.21, 2.87] were significantly associated with problematic Internet use.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study revealed that there was high prevalence of problematic Internet use among Dilla University students and there were various factors associated with increased prevalence of problematic Internet use. Therefore, students need to be educated about the safe, valuable, and healthy practices of Internet use. Furthermore, it is better to counsel on substance use and its consequences to overcome the anticipated increase in problematic Internet use.</p>","PeriodicalId":30499,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction","volume":"2021 ","pages":"6041607"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8677368/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39739321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mobile Phones: Vital Addiction or Lethal Addiction? Mobile Phone Usage Patterns and Assessment of Mobile Addiction among Undergraduate Medical Students in Telangana, India.","authors":"Vinay Jahagirdar,&nbsp;Kaanthi Rama,&nbsp;Pranavi Soppari,&nbsp;M Vijay Kumar","doi":"10.1155/2021/8750650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8750650","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Increased mobile phone usage among undergraduate medical students causes a detrimental effect on their health. The main focus of this study is to determine the pattern of mobile phone usage among undergraduate medical students in Hyderabad, India, and the detrimental effect on their health due to excess mobile use.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate medical students from various medical colleges in Hyderabad, India, from September 2020 to January 2021. Data were collected from 626 respondents using a semistructured, pretested questionnaire. Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV) was used to assess the risk of smartphone addiction. Microsoft Excel and SAS were employed to analyze the data. Associations were examined using Fisher's exact test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>100% of the respondents were using mobiles, with 83.2% spending more than 4 hours on them. Only 22% reported that no mobile use during classes. Half (51.6%) admitted to keeping their mobiles close by while sleeping. 84.3% used social networking apps via their mobiles. Common symptoms arising from prolonged mobile usage included eye strain (67.9%), blurred vision (31.4%), and numbness or tingling in palms (30.9%). 52.70% of the respondents were at high risk of mobile addiction according to SAS-SV. Screen time more than 4 hours was associated with high risk of mobile addiction (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). Significant association was found between high risk of mobile addiction and eye strain (<i>p</i> < 0.0001), blurry vision (<i>p</i>=0.0115), numbness/tingling in palms (<i>p</i> < 0.0001), and heat/tingling in the auditory area (<i>p</i> < 0.0001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study shows the alarming rate of risk of smartphone addiction among medical students. Students can be encouraged to assess their mobile addiction status and become aware of the issue. More research may be performed to develop standardized tools for early identification of mobile addiction and appropriate therapies for its rectification.</p>","PeriodicalId":30499,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction","volume":"2021 ","pages":"8750650"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8550858/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39846694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Risky Alcohol Use and Comorbidity in a Swedish Adolescent Emergency Psychiatric Inpatient Population.","authors":"Sophia Eberhard, Olof Rask, Peter Höglund, Maria Råstam, Björn Axel Johansson","doi":"10.1155/2021/5514144","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2021/5514144","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Underage drinking is associated with poor mental health. Early detection for risky alcohol use is recommended, although less implemented in adolescent care. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of risky alcohol use and psychiatric comorbidity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Over a nine-month period, 145 eligible adolescents admitted to the child and adolescent emergency unit in Malmö, Sweden, were offered computerized screening with Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) and Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ninety-six patients (73 girls and 23 boys) agreed to participate. The most common diagnoses were affective disorder (41%) and anxiety disorder (27%). Risky alcohol use was found among 33% of the girls and 22% of the boys (<i>p</i>=0.45) and did not differ between diagnostic categories. There was a positive correlation between AUDIT-C and DUDIT scores (<i>p</i>=0.019). Among adolescents with risky alcohol use, 33% of the girls and 60% of the boys also had a risky drug use. Conversely, 47% of the girls and 60% of the boys with risky drug use also had a risky alcohol use.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In view of the poor prognosis of risky alcohol use in adolescents, alcohol and drug habits should be assessed when adolescents seek psychiatric emergency care.</p>","PeriodicalId":30499,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction","volume":"2021 ","pages":"5514144"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8548151/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39660571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}