MENTAL-HEALTH PROBLEMS AND ALCOHOL-ABUSE - COOCCURRENCE AND GENDER DIFFERENCES

被引:22
作者
OHARE, T
机构
[1] Graduate School of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02167-3807, McGuinn Hall
关键词
ALCOHOL ABUSE; COOCCURRENCE; MENTAL HEALTH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;
D O I
10.1093/hsw/20.3.207
中图分类号
C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
A growing body of research has demonstrated that alcohol abuse co-occurs with a broad range of mental health problems. To date, however, there is a scarcity of data concerning the cooccurrence of alcohol abuse and other problems in people who seek mental health outpatient services and, consequently, about gender differences among them. The present study surveyed 376 clients receiving outpatient services at a mental health center. Results demonstrate that women self-reported significantly more psychophysiological distress and family pathology and men reported more community problems and health concerns. Men drank significantly more than women, were more likely to have had a problem with alcohol over the past year, and were more likely to have been treated for substance abuse. For both men and women, the level of alcohol consumption varied directly with the severity of psychophysiological symptoms and community and health problems.
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页码:207 / 214
页数:8
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