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Clinical:Alcohol Related Disorders
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Definition
Alcohol related disorders include alcohol use disorders, dependence and abuse, and alcohol induced disorders, such as alcohol intoxication and withdrawal.
Alcohol Dependence
A single question for screening, "'How many times in the past year have you had X or more drinks in a day?', where X is 5 for men and 4 for women, and a response of >1 is considered positive" has accuracy of:[1]
- Sensitivity 82%
- Specificity 79%
Epidemiology
The high prevalence of alcohol related disorders is likely to result in increased prevalence of Hepatocellular carcinoma.[2] Epidemiology findings also showed that individuals with alcohol dependence have a high risk of suicide.[3]
Reference
- ↑ Smith, Peter C et. al. "Primary care validation of a single-question alcohol screening test." Journal of general internal medicine 24 (2009): 783-8 - Abstract
- ↑ Gomaa, Asmaa-Ibrahim et. al. "Hepatocellular carcinoma: epidemiology, risk factors and pathogenesis." World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 14 (2008): 4300-8 - Abstract
- ↑ Modesto-Lowe, Vania, and Donna Brooks, and Mohammed Ghani. "Alcohol dependence and suicidal behavior: from research to clinical challenges." Harvard review of psychiatry 14: 241-8 - Abstract
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