title: Prevalence and correlates of alcohol abuse and dependence in Lebanon: results from the Lebanese Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol (LESA).
abstract: The current article aimed to determine the 12-month prevalence and correlates of DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence in a nationally representative sample of Lebanese adults. One thousand participants collaborated in face-to-face interviews in 2011. Prevalence of 12-month alcohol dependence was 5%, with a higher risk for those who were men, unmarried, the youngest adults (aged between 18 and 34 years old), students, participants with a liberal occupation, participants with a low income, participants with a positive family history of alcohol misuse, and smokers. Prevalence of 12-month alcohol abuse was 6.2%, with a higher risk for those who were men, students, employees, and Druze and Christians compared to Muslims. Current alcohol abuse and dependence were found to be very highly prevalent in Lebanon.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychiatry , Lebanese American University , Beirut , Lebanon.
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Yazbek
authors.forename: Ramzi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: Rami
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bou Khalil
authors.forename: Sani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hlais
authors.forename: Grace Abi
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Rizk
authors.forename: Jihane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rohayem
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Richa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007861:Lebanon / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT); Alcohol abuse and dependence; Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI); epidemiology; public health in Lebanon