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2013
Alcohol use disorders are highly prevalent and confer significant costs (both financial and social) on society. This chapter begins by defining alcohol use disorders and outlining the associated consequences. These include accidents and injury, health risks, psychological effects, and financial costs. Numerous theories have been proposed to explain the
Sumantri Oei, T.P., Hasking, Penelope
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Alcohol use disorders are highly prevalent and confer significant costs (both financial and social) on society. This chapter begins by defining alcohol use disorders and outlining the associated consequences. These include accidents and injury, health risks, psychological effects, and financial costs. Numerous theories have been proposed to explain the
Sumantri Oei, T.P., Hasking, Penelope
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The Lancet
Alcohol use disorders consist of conditions characterised by compulsive heavy alcohol use and loss of control over alcohol intake. Alcohol use disorders are some of the most prevalent mental disorders globally, with higher prevalence in high-income countries and lower prevalence in low-income countries.
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Alcohol use disorders consist of conditions characterised by compulsive heavy alcohol use and loss of control over alcohol intake. Alcohol use disorders are some of the most prevalent mental disorders globally, with higher prevalence in high-income countries and lower prevalence in low-income countries.
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Alcohol use disorders in Australia
Internal Medicine Journal, 2016Alcohol use disorders are common in Australia and are often unrecognised. Alcohol places a significant burden on our healthcare system by increasing the risk of injuries as well as many chronic medical conditions. Diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion and can be aided by the use of specific questionnaires, such as the Alcohol Use Disorder ...
C H, Freyer, K C, Morley, P S, Haber
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Understanding Alcohol Use Disorder
Nursing Clinics of North America, 2023Alcohol consumption has been a significant influence on varying social cultures for thousands of years. From its use in medicinal settings, social environments, industry, and more, alcohol has rooted itself deeply into society despite drastic attempts to curtail its popularity. As we continue to move forward in the advancements of science and medicine,
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Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorders
2016Citation: Patel, V., D. Chisholm., T. Dua, R. Laxminarayan, and M. E. Medina-Mora, editors. 2015. Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders. Disease Control Priorities, third edition, volume 4. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-0426-7.
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The Lancet, 2009
Alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse or harmful use cause substantial morbidity and mortality. Alcohol-use disorders are associated with depressive episodes, severe anxiety, insomnia, suicide, and abuse of other drugs. Continued heavy alcohol use also shortens the onset of heart disease, stroke, cancers, and liver cirrhosis, by affecting the ...
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Alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse or harmful use cause substantial morbidity and mortality. Alcohol-use disorders are associated with depressive episodes, severe anxiety, insomnia, suicide, and abuse of other drugs. Continued heavy alcohol use also shortens the onset of heart disease, stroke, cancers, and liver cirrhosis, by affecting the ...
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Overview of Alcohol Use Disorder
American Journal of Psychiatry, 2023Alcohol is regularly consumed throughout most of the world, including by nearly half the U.S. population age 12 or older. Heavy drinking, which is also common, contributes to multiple adverse medical, psychiatric, and social outcomes and more than 140,000 deaths annually in the United States.
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Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorders
2012AbstractHeavy alcohol use in the general population, especially among late adolescents and young adults, is highly prevalent and associated with a range of adverse health outcomes, such as unintentional injury and sexually transmitted infections, as well as fetal injury in pregnant women. Although heavy consumption tends to decrease as individuals age,
Kenneth J. Sher +3 more
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Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorders
2010Abstract Alcohol use disorders (AUDs), alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence, are among the most prevalent mental disorders in the United States and elsewhere. Controversy exists with respect to the optimal way of classifying these disorders and the boundaries between normal and abnormal drinking.
Kenneth J. Sher +2 more
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Treatment of alcohol-use disorders
The Lancet, 2009In the treatment of alcohol dependence, Marc Schuckit (Feb 7, p 492) omits baclofen. This is most regrettable for two reasons. First, Schuckit’s proposed treatment excludes patients with liver cirrhosis from receiving any anticraving medication. Alcohol intake in patients with cirrhosis is associated with high mortality.
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