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Saturday, May 19, 2007

Affective disorders, anxiety disorders and psychological distress in non-drinkers
Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 99, Issues 1-3, April 2007, Pages 165-172



Non-drinkers have elevated levels of psychological distress but a recent study reported no elevation in prevalence of diagnosed disorders.

We aimed to determine the prevalence of affective and anxiety disorders (from the CIDI-A) in current abstainers and contrast results with findings for psychological distress (K10) in the same sample.

This study confirmed J-shaped relationships between psychological distress and alcohol consumption. Although affective and anxiety disorders also showed non-linear relationships with alcohol consumption, non-/occasional drinkers are not at increased risk for all disorders compared to light drinkers.

The pattern of symptomatology in non-/occasional drinkers may be of a different character to that in heavy drinkers, as well as being less severe.

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Reprint Request E-mail: Bryan.Rodgers@anu.edu.au

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