Open AccessLifetime alcohol consumption and severity in alcohol dependence syndrome
Author(s) -
Arun Kumar Dwivedi,
Kaushik Chatterjee,
Ranveer Singh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_26_17
Subject(s) - alcohol dependence , alcohol , medicine , addiction , alcohol and health , alcohol consumption , correlation , severity of illness , psychiatry , chemistry , biochemistry , geometry , mathematics
Alcohol dependence syndrome is a major public health issue globally and is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. The total dose of alcohol consumed has been linked to liver diseases, pancreatitis, and other alcohol-related medical consequences. However, this has not been studied in relation to severity of dependence; although it is well known that alcohol causes neuronal damage, which in turn potentiates dependence. Thus, there is a need to study the relationship between the amount of alcohol consumed and severity of dependence.