An epidemiological survey of alcohol use disorders in a Tibetan population

被引：27

作者：

Guo, Wanjun ^{[2
,3
]}

Lanzi, Gongga ^{[5
]}

Luobu, Ouzhu ^{[5
]}

Ma, Xiaohong ^{[2
,3
]}

Zhen, Puo ^{[5
]}

Ji, Yulin ^{[7
]}

Wei, Geng ^{[6
]}

Wang, Zheng ^{[2
,3
,7
]}

Deng, Wei ^{[2
,3
]}

Zhuoma, Basang ^{[5
]}

Wang, Yingcheng ^{[2
,3
]}

Shi, Xiaoming ^{[5
]}

Yan, Chengyin ^{[2
,3
]}

Liu, Xiehe ^{[2
,3
]}

Collier, David A. ^{[1
,4
]}

Ball, David ^{[4
]}

Li, Tao ^{[1
,2
,3
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Kings Coll London, Inst Psychiat, Div Psychol Med, London WC2R 2LS, England

[2] Sichuan Univ, W China Hosp, State Key Lab Biotherapy, Psychiat Lab, Chengdu 610064, Peoples R China

[3] Sichuan Univ, W China Hosp, State Key Lab Biotherapy, Dept Psychiat, Chengdu 610064, Peoples R China

[4] Kings Coll London, Inst Psychiat, SGDP Ctr, London WC2R 2LS, England

[5] Univ Tibet, Sch Med, Lhasa, Tibet, Peoples R China

[6] Lhasa Peoples Hosp, Dept Mental Hlth, Lhasa, Peoples R China

[7] Sichuan Univ, W China Hosp, Dept Sci & Technol, Chengdu 610064, Peoples R China

来源：

PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH | 2008年 / 159卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

alcohol use disorders; epidemiological survey; Tibet;

D O I：

10.1016/j.psychres.2007.09.012

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 [精神病与精神卫生学];

摘要：

We performed an epidemiological survey in order to detect the prevalence of alcohol use disorders in a sub-group of the population of Tibet. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) questionnaire, the Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire (SADQ), and a 12-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 12) were used to obtain epidemiological data on alcohol use disorders and to assess the severity of 'problem drinking' and general mental health status. The AUDIT is a reliable and valid screening tool for both alcohol abuse and dependence in the Tibetan population to identify individuals with alcohol use problems. The cut-off points were set to be 10 and 13 of the AUDIT scores as a diagnostic discriminator of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence, respectively, with both sensitivity and specificity > 0.84. The prevalence of alcohol abuse, was 2.7% (female: 2.0%; male: 6.2%), alcohol dependence 13.5% (female: 7.6%; male: 25.4%) and alcohol use disorders 16.2% (female: 9.6%; male: 31.6%). Age and sex were the main factors affecting an individual's alcohol use and general mental health status. The epidemiological data on alcohol use disorders documented in this project may be helpful in future work seeking more valid causal inferences or interpretations related to this prevalent health problem in Tibet. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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