Associations between interrelated dimensions of socio-economic status, higher risk drinking and mental health in South East London: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: AIM:To examine patterns of hazardous, harmful and dependent drinking across different socio-economic groups, and how this relationship may be explained by common mental disorder. METHODS AND FINDINGS:Between 2011-2013, 1,052 participants (age range 17-91, 53% female) were interviewed for Phase 2 of the South East London Community Health study. Latent class analysis was used to define six groups based on multiple indicators of socio-economic status in three domains. Alcohol use (low risk, hazardous, harmful/dependent) was measured using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and the presence of common mental disorder was measured using the revised Clinical Interview Schedule. Multinomial regression was used to explore associations with hazardous, harmful and dependent alcohol use, in

SUBMITTER: Boniface S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7021306 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature