Mood Disorders and Severity of Addiction in Alcohol-Dependent Patients Could Be Mediated by Sex Differences
Background: Alcohol dependence is highly prevalent in the general population; some differences in alcohol use and dependence between women and men have been described, including outcomes and ranging from biological to social variables. This study aims to compare the severity of alcohol dependence wi...
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| author | Raul F. Palma-Álvarez Raul F. Palma-Álvarez Laia Rodríguez-Cintas Laia Rodríguez-Cintas Alfonso C. Abad Marta Sorribes Elena Ros-Cucurull Elena Ros-Cucurull María Robles-Martínez Lara Grau-López Lara Grau-López Lourdes Aguilar Carlos Roncero |
| author_facet | Raul F. Palma-Álvarez Raul F. Palma-Álvarez Laia Rodríguez-Cintas Laia Rodríguez-Cintas Alfonso C. Abad Marta Sorribes Elena Ros-Cucurull Elena Ros-Cucurull María Robles-Martínez Lara Grau-López Lara Grau-López Lourdes Aguilar Carlos Roncero |
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| description | Background: Alcohol dependence is highly prevalent in the general population; some differences in alcohol use and dependence between women and men have been described, including outcomes and ranging from biological to social variables. This study aims to compare the severity of alcohol dependence with clinical and psychopathological characteristics between sexes.Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in alcohol-dependent outpatients; the recruitment period was 7 years. The assessment of these patients was carried out by obtaining sociodemographic characteristics and using the Semi-structured Clinical Interview for Axis I and II (SCID-I and SCID-II), European version of the Addiction Severity Index (EuropASI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and State–Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scales. Variables were compared and analyzed.Results: The sample was composed of 178 patients (74.2% males and 25.8% females) with a mean age of 46.52 ± 9.86. No sociodemographic differences were found between men and women. Females had a higher rate of suicide attempts and depression symptoms at the treatment onset. When results of EuropASI were compared, females had worse psychological and employment results than males. According to consumption variables, males had an earlier onset of alcohol use, had more regular alcohol use, and develop alcohol dependence earlier than females.Conclusions: According to results, there are sex-dependent differences (severity and other variables such as mood or suicide) in alcohol dependence. Thus, this may implicate the need of future specific research and treatment programs based on the specific necessities of each sex. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a81e322b72147859e6a9eacd68d3c612022-12-21T18:45:08ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402019-05-011010.3389/fpsyt.2019.00343425478Mood Disorders and Severity of Addiction in Alcohol-Dependent Patients Could Be Mediated by Sex DifferencesRaul F. Palma-Álvarez0Raul F. Palma-Álvarez1Laia Rodríguez-Cintas2Laia Rodríguez-Cintas3Alfonso C. Abad4Marta Sorribes5Elena Ros-Cucurull6Elena Ros-Cucurull7María Robles-Martínez8Lara Grau-López9Lara Grau-López10Lourdes Aguilar11Carlos Roncero12Addiction and Dual Diagnosis Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital–Public Health Agency, Barcelona (ASPB), CIBERSAM, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry and Legal Medicine, Universitat Autònomade Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainAddiction and Dual Diagnosis Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital–Public Health Agency, Barcelona (ASPB), CIBERSAM, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry and Legal Medicine, Universitat Autònomade Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainAddiction and Dual Diagnosis Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital–Public Health Agency, Barcelona (ASPB), CIBERSAM, Barcelona, SpainAddiction and Dual Diagnosis Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital–Public Health Agency, Barcelona (ASPB), CIBERSAM, Barcelona, SpainAddiction and Dual Diagnosis Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital–Public Health Agency, Barcelona (ASPB), CIBERSAM, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry and Legal Medicine, Universitat Autònomade Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainInstitutde Neuropsiquiatria i Addiccions, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, SpainAddiction and Dual Diagnosis Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital–Public Health Agency, Barcelona (ASPB), CIBERSAM, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry and Legal Medicine, Universitat Autònomade Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainPsychiatry Service, Salamanca University Health Care Complex, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, SpainPsychiatry Service, Salamanca University Health Care Complex, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, SpainBackground: Alcohol dependence is highly prevalent in the general population; some differences in alcohol use and dependence between women and men have been described, including outcomes and ranging from biological to social variables. This study aims to compare the severity of alcohol dependence with clinical and psychopathological characteristics between sexes.Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in alcohol-dependent outpatients; the recruitment period was 7 years. The assessment of these patients was carried out by obtaining sociodemographic characteristics and using the Semi-structured Clinical Interview for Axis I and II (SCID-I and SCID-II), European version of the Addiction Severity Index (EuropASI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and State–Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scales. Variables were compared and analyzed.Results: The sample was composed of 178 patients (74.2% males and 25.8% females) with a mean age of 46.52 ± 9.86. No sociodemographic differences were found between men and women. Females had a higher rate of suicide attempts and depression symptoms at the treatment onset. When results of EuropASI were compared, females had worse psychological and employment results than males. According to consumption variables, males had an earlier onset of alcohol use, had more regular alcohol use, and develop alcohol dependence earlier than females.Conclusions: According to results, there are sex-dependent differences (severity and other variables such as mood or suicide) in alcohol dependence. Thus, this may implicate the need of future specific research and treatment programs based on the specific necessities of each sex.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00343/fullalcoholdependencedepressionsuicide attemptsseveritysex differences |
| spellingShingle | Raul F. Palma-Álvarez Raul F. Palma-Álvarez Laia Rodríguez-Cintas Laia Rodríguez-Cintas Alfonso C. Abad Marta Sorribes Elena Ros-Cucurull Elena Ros-Cucurull María Robles-Martínez Lara Grau-López Lara Grau-López Lourdes Aguilar Carlos Roncero Mood Disorders and Severity of Addiction in Alcohol-Dependent Patients Could Be Mediated by Sex Differences Frontiers in Psychiatry alcohol dependence depression suicide attempts severity sex differences |
| title | Mood Disorders and Severity of Addiction in Alcohol-Dependent Patients Could Be Mediated by Sex Differences |
| title_full | Mood Disorders and Severity of Addiction in Alcohol-Dependent Patients Could Be Mediated by Sex Differences |
| title_fullStr | Mood Disorders and Severity of Addiction in Alcohol-Dependent Patients Could Be Mediated by Sex Differences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mood Disorders and Severity of Addiction in Alcohol-Dependent Patients Could Be Mediated by Sex Differences |
| title_short | Mood Disorders and Severity of Addiction in Alcohol-Dependent Patients Could Be Mediated by Sex Differences |
| title_sort | mood disorders and severity of addiction in alcohol dependent patients could be mediated by sex differences |
| topic | alcohol dependence depression suicide attempts severity sex differences |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00343/full |
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