title: Social factors associated with the use of psychotropic drugs: alcohol abuse and minor psychiatric morbidity in the community.
abstract: The association of socio-demographic factors and life events with psychotropic drug consumption, alcohol abuse and minor psychiatric morbidity was investigated in a representative community sample of 181 respondents. The statistical model used was a logistic multiple regression analysis. Psychotropic drug use was best predicted by family size and employment status; alcohol abuse by sex, family size and "exit" events; and minor psychiatric morbidity by sex, marital status and undesirable life events.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zimmermann-Tansella
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Donini
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ciommei
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Siciliani
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs