Alcohol abuse among clinically anxious patients |
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| Authors: | B A Thyer R T Parrish J Himle O G Cameron G C Curtis R M Nesse |
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| Affiliation: | 1. The University of Texas at El Paso, USA;2. Paso del Norte Health Information Exchange, USA;1. Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation, 100 MTP4, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52245-5000, USA;2. Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, Counseling Psychology Program, College of Education, University of Iowa, 361 Lindquist Center, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA;3. Instituto de Cálculo, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires – CONICET, Int. Güiraldes 2160, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina;4. Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, 451 Newton Road 200 Medicine Administration Building, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA;5. Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, 145 N. Riverside Drive 100 CPHB, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA |
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| Abstract: | Of 156 patients meeting DSM-III criteria for either agoraphobia with panic attacks, panic disorder, simple or social phobia, or generalized anxiety disorder, 27 (17.3%) were found to score in the alcoholic range (⩾ 5) on the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test. This pattern of alcohol abuse was primarily associated with the diagnosis of agoraphobia. Agoraphobic patients with a concurrent affective disorder were especially prone to abuse alcohol. |
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