Open AccessAdverse Childhood Experiences are Associated with High-Intensity Binge Drinking Behavior in Adulthood and Mediated by Psychiatric Disorders
Author(s) -
Jeesun Jung,
Daniel B. Rosoff,
Christine Muench,
Audrey Luo,
Martha Longley,
Sang Hoon Lee,
Katrin Charlet,
Falk W. Lohoff
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
alcohol and alcoholism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1464-3502
pISSN - 0735-0414
DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/agz098
Subject(s) - binge drinking , psychiatry , medicine , odds ratio , mood , mood disorders , mediation , poison control , clinical psychology , alcohol use disorder , alcohol abuse , psychology , injury prevention , anxiety , alcohol , environmental health , biochemistry , chemistry , political science , law
High-intensity binge drinking (HIBD), defined as two or more times the gender-specific binge threshold, is rapidly increasing in the USA; however, the underlying contributing factors are poorly understood. This study investigated the relationship of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and HIBD.