PMID- 22747513
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20131126
LR  - 20130306
IS  - 1465-3362 (Electronic)
IS  - 0959-5236 (Linking)
VI  - 32
IP  - 2
DP  - 2013 Mar
TI  - Prevalence and correlates of major depression among Nepalese patients in 
      treatment for alcohol-use disorders.
PG  - 170-7
LID - 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00487.x [doi]
AB  - INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: This study investigated the prevalence of major depression 
      (MD) and its sociodemographic and alcohol-related correlates among Nepalese 
      patients receiving treatment for an alcohol-use disorder (AUD). DESIGN AND 
      METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 188 consecutively 
      admitted AUD patients in eight residential alcohol treatment units in Kathmandu. 
      We recorded sociodemographic data and administered the alcohol use and depression 
      modules of the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic 
      Interview 2.1 and the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test. Analyses were 
      performed with chi(2) -tests, Student's t-tests, Mann-Whitney U-tests and logistic 
      regression analyses. RESULTS: The lifetime and 12-month prevalence of MD among 
      AUD patients were found to be 45% and 36% respectively. Living with a spouse and 
      low-frequency drinking (2-3 days/week) showed negative associations with 
      reporting MD in the preceding 12-month period, whereas a history of 
      alcohol-induced blackout and problem drinking in the individual's parents were 
      independently predictive of having a comorbid MD. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: MD 
      is common among patients with AUDs in Nepal. Among AUD patients who sought 
      treatment, a few factors, such as marital status, history of alcohol-induced 
      blackout and drinking frequency, seem to correlate well with comorbid MD. Study 
      results suggest that transgenerational underpinning of AUD-MD comorbidity may 
      exist in those sections of the population who have strong taboos about the use of 
      alcohol.
CI  - (c) 2012 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs.
FAU - Neupane, Sudan Prasad
AU  - Neupane SP
AD  - Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, 
      Norway. s.p.neupane@medisin.uio.no
FAU - Bramness, Jorgen G
AU  - Bramness JG
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20120702
PL  - Australia
TA  - Drug Alcohol Rev
JT  - Drug and alcohol review
JID - 9015440
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Alcohol-Related Disorders/*diagnosis/*epidemiology/psychology
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Depressive Disorder, Major/*diagnosis/*epidemiology/psychology
MH  - Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Nepal/epidemiology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - *Substance Abuse Treatment Centers/methods
MH  - Treatment Outcome
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2012/07/04 06:00
MHDA- 2013/12/16 06:00
CRDT- 2012/07/04 06:00
PHST- 2012/04/10 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2012/06/05 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2012/07/04 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/07/04 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/12/16 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00487.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Drug Alcohol Rev. 2013 Mar;32(2):170-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00487.x. 
      Epub 2012 Jul 2.