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Anxiety and Mood Disorders in Hospitalized Alcoholic Individuals
Author(s) -
Lydiard R. Bruce,
Brady Kathleen,
Ballenger James C.,
Howell Elizabeth F.,
Malcolm Robert
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1992.tb00358.x
Subject(s) - anxiety , psychiatry , panic disorder , mood disorders , mood , clinical psychology , panic , population , prevalence of mental disorders , medicine , social anxiety , psychology , generalized anxiety disorder , anxiety disorder , environmental health
There is increasing evidence that a subgroup of alcoholic individuals may have coexisting psychiatric disorders, especially anxiety disorders. To test this hypothesis, 49 consecutively admitted male veteran inpatient alcoholic subjects were screened for anxiety and mood disorders via a structured clinical interview. The lifetime prevalence rates of panic disorder (20%), social phobia (24.4%), and mood disorders (34.7%) were significantly higher than reported lifetime prevalence rates in the general population. The implications of these findings are discussed and suggestions for future research are made.