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Alcohol dependence during COVID-19 lockdowns.
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Psychiatry research [Psychiatry Res] 2021 Feb; Vol. 296, pp. 113676. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 25. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- To determine whether the past half-year of COVID-19-related lockdowns, stay-at-home orders, and social isolation were associated with changes in high-risk alcohol use, a total of 5,931 individuals completed the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) at one of six time points from April through September 2020. Over the 6-month period, hazardous alcohol use and likely dependence increased month-by-month for those under lockdowns compared to those not under restrictions. This increase in harmful alcohol use and related behaviors is likely to have prolonged adverse psychosocial, interpersonal, occupational, and health impacts as the world attempts to recover from the pandemic crisis.<br /> (Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1872-7123
- Volume :
- 296
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Psychiatry research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33385782
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113676