Alcohol consumption and internalising disorders in young adults of ALSPAC: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Depression and harmful alcohol consumption contribute significantly to the global health burden, but in young adults, this relationship is under-researched and conflicted. The aim of this study was to determine the sex-based prevalence and the association between internalising disorders such as depression and alcohol use disorders.

Method

Using the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, we assessed the sex-specific prevalence of International Classification of Diseases,Tenth Revision diagnosed generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), depression and fear-based anxieties (FBA) at 24 years (n=3572). We examined the association between internalising disorders and alcohol consumption using the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test for Consumption 5+ threshold

SUBMITTER: Fernandes GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8886795 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature