Is Alcohol Use Disorder a Later Outcome Of Experiencing Anxiety In Childhood?

by Rishika Gupta on March 21, 2019 at 10:23 PM

Association between having childhood anxiety issues and alcohol use disorder has been discovered. The results of this study are published in the journal of Addiction.

In an Addiction analysis of relevant published studies, investigators found some evidence for a positive association between anxiety during childhood and adolescence with later alcohol use disorders.

Alcohol Use Disorder: Prevalence rate among American Indians and Alaska Natives Found

In this study, alcohol use disorder prevalence of about 41 percentage was observed in American Indians and Alaska natives.

‘Anxiety was associated with a higher likelihood of later alcohol use disorders; however, 11 percent of associations were negative, with anxiety being associated with a lower likelihood of later alcohol use disorders.’

Tweet it Now

Approximately 43 percent of associations were positive, meaning that anxiety was associated with a higher likelihood of later alcohol use disorders; however, 11 percent of associations were negative, with anxiety being associated with a lower likelihood of later alcohol use disorders. Approximately 30 percent of associations were equivocal and 15 percent were unclassifiable based on the information reported.

The authors of the analysis noted that it is important to establish which anxious individuals consume more alcohol and develop alcohol use disorders in order to develop targeted interventions.

Mind Training can Help Patients With an Alcohol Use Disorder

Specialized Memory Training can help patients with an Alcohol Use Disorder get a little bit better in terms of doing the Executive functions of the brain.

"The evidence from prospective cohort studies is suggestive but not conclusive of a positive association between anxiety during childhood and adolescence and subsequent alcohol use disorder," said lead author Maddy Dyer, of the University of Bristol, in the UK. "Associations of anxiety with later drinking frequency or quantity and binge drinking were inconsistent. Further research is needed to understand why there are differences in associations for consumption levels versus problematic use, and to determine which individuals with anxiety develop alcohol problems."

Source: Eurekalert

Cannabis Affects Treatment Outcome in Alcohol Use Disorder

Opioid misuse and other drug use are associated with poorer treatment outcomes in alcohol use disorder. Those who used cannabis and other drugs were more likely to drink heavily and frequently during and following treatment.

<< Why Are Skin Diseases Taken So Lightly By People?

Man’s Understanding on Miscarriage >>

Decreased 'Work Trajectory' With Alcohol Use Disorders

The relationship between occupation and AUDs in workers followed up from early adulthood to middle age was studied by researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.