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Alcohol use disorders in EU countries and Norway: An overview of the epidemiology
(Les troubles liés à l'alcoolisation dans les pays de l'Union Européenne et la Norvège : vue d'ensemble de l'épidémiologie)
Auteur(s) :
REHM, J. ;
ROOM, R. ;
VAN DEN BRINK, W. ;
JACOBI, F.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
377-388
Sous-type de document :
Revue de la littérature / Literature review
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
71
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
ALCOOL
;
ABUS
;
DEPENDANCE
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
;
PREVALENCE
;
POPULATION GENERALE
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVE
;
ENQUETE
Thésaurus géographique
UNION EUROPEENNE
;
NORVEGE
Note générale :
European Neuropsychopharmacology, 2005, 15, (4 (Size & burden of mental disorders in Europe))
Résumé :
Based on a systematic literature search and an expert survey, publications after 1990 on prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUD) in EU countries and Norway were reviewed. The search was restricted to studies using the DSM-IIIR or DSM-IV, or ICD-10, plus validated instruments to assess AUD. Using only representative general population surveys, the weighted median estimates for 12-month prevalence rates for dependence alone are 6.1% for males (arithmetic mean 5.0%; interquartile range 0.4% to 7.5%) and 1.1% for females (arithmetic mean 1.4%; interquartile range 0.1% to 2.1%). Results thus showed, that AUD constitute a high burden of disease in Europe, but there was high variability of prevalence. Men have higher prevalence rates of AUD than women. No clear pictures emerged with respect to age and AUD prevalence, or with respect to urban vs. rural and AUD prevalence. The discussion highlights potential explanations for the high variability of prevalence between countries, and the fact, that AUD constitute only a small part of all alcohol-related harm. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Addiction Research Institute, Zurich, Switzerland
Cote :
A02458