ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2021
Alcohol Use Disorder and Its Associate Factors Relating to Patients with Severe Mental Disorders Attending Psychiatric Follow-Ups in Northwest Ethiopia.
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- Alcohol use disorder and co-occurring mental illness among older adults in low-and middle-income countries: a narrative systematic review.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Pooled it
- Magnitude and determinants of alcohol use disorder among adult population in East Asian countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Harmful alcohol use and associated factors among patients with neuropsychiatric disorders in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of mental health systems · 2026Article
- Factors associated with hazardous alcohol use in patients with psychiatric disorders: a cross-sectional study in the Neuro-Psycho-Pathological Centre of Kinshasa.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Interaction effects of alcohol consumption and dizziness/vertigo on fall risk in psychiatric Inpatients: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Profiles and factors associated with schizophrenia in eastern Ethiopia: A matched case-control study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Correlates of transitions from alcohol use to disorder diagnosed by DSM-5 in China.BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
- Alcohol use disorder and its determinant factors among patients with schizophrenia attending treatment at mental specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.SAGE open medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with mental disorders have high rates of co-existing alcohol use disorder and vice versa. Alcohol use disorder has emerged as a major challenge to intervene patients with severe mental disorders. It is under-recognized and has not been investigated well in low-income countries like Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associate factors of alcohol use disorder among patients with severe mental disorders attending psychiatric follow-ups at the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, northwest Ethiopia.
methodsA total of 384 patients with severe mental disorders selected by a systematic random sampling technique took part in the interviews for this cross-sectional study. The alcohol use disorder identification test was used to assess the problem. Univariate and multivariate binary logistic regressions were computed to examine the associated factors. An adjusted odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval (CI) was used for reporting the result.
resultsThe prevalence of alcohol use disorder among patients with severe mental disorders was 36.2%. Of the participants, 23.5%, 8.6%, and 4.1% had hazardous, harmful alcohol drinking and alcohol dependency, respectively. In the multivariate analysis, male sex, younger age, psychotic and bipolar disorder diagnoses, having poor social support, moderate and high perceived stress, and current tobacco smoking were factors significantly associated with alcohol use disorder.
conclusionThe prevalence of alcohol use disorder among patients with severe mental disorders was found to be high. Early intervention and integrating treatment services for co-existing mental disorders and alcohol use disorder is important. The special treatment, where it is offered for young male patients and those with the diagnosis of psychotic and bipolar disorders, is recommended to promote the uptake of alcohol and mental health treatment services.
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