Open AccessAlcohol Use Disorder and Its Associate Factors Relating to Patients with Severe Mental Disorders Attending Psychiatric Follow-Ups in Northwest Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Tilahun Kassew,
Mihretu Kiflie,
Woredaw Minichil,
Ambaye Dejen Tilahun,
Bikis Liyew
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s309704
Subject(s) - alcohol use disorders identification test , medicine , alcohol use disorder , psychiatry , prevalence of mental disorders , mental health , odds ratio , logistic regression , alcohol dependence , alcohol , poison control , environmental health , injury prevention , biochemistry , chemistry
Patients with mental disorders have high rates of co-existing alcohol use disorder and vice versa. Alcohol use disorder has emerged as a major challenge to intervene patients with severe mental disorders. It is under-recognized and has not been investigated well in low-income countries like Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associate factors of alcohol use disorder among patients with severe mental disorders attending psychiatric follow-ups at the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, northwest Ethiopia.