Patterns of alcohol use and psychiatric inpatient admissions.
The role of alcohol problems in psychiatric inpatient hospital admissions is not fully reflected in diagnostic statistics. A model is presented to guide the design and aid the interpretation of epidemiological research into the relationships between alcohol use and psychiatric disorder. The difficulties encountered in evaluating the role of alcohol in hospitalizations are discussed. Our preliminary research suggests that not enough attention has been paid to self-imposed abstinence from alcohol as a precipitant of symptoms and a precursor to hospitalization.
Blackwell
J
J
Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario.
Beresford
J
J
Lambert
S
S
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D013695:Temperance