Family factors associated with the use of psychotropic drugs, alcohol abuse, and minor psychiatric morbidity in the community.
The association of family health and family structure factors with psychotropic drug consumption, alcohol abuse, and minor psychiatric morbidity was investigated in a representative community sample of 151 respondents by means of a logistic multiple regression analysis. A General Health Questionnaire GHQ score of 5 or above was best predicted by undesirable events, sex, the number of generations, marital status, and the number of family members with a high GHQ score. Psychotropic drug consumption was best predicted by the number of family members with distress manifestations, while alcohol abuse in men was predicted best by events of the exit type.
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Istituto di Psichiatria, Universitá di Verona, Italy.
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Ciommei
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs