TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1981//
TI  - Alcohol use and psychiatric illness in emergency patients
JO  - JAMA journal of the American Medical Association
A1  - Rund, D. A.
A1  - Summers, W. K.
A1  - Levin, M.
SP  - 1240
EP  - 1241
VL  - 245
IS  - 12
N2  - Screening for alcoholism and associated psychiatric disorders using preselected research criteria demonstrated an overall prevalence of alcoholism of 20% in 200 emergency department patients. The nighttime prevalence of alcoholism was 29%, while the daytime prevalence was 11%. The psychiatric disorders most frequently associated with alcoholism were primary affective disorder (depression) and antisocial personality. The alcoholics had chief complaints relating to trauma in 63% of the cases, vague neuropsychiatric complaints in 23% of the cases, and complaints directly related to alcohol in 8% of the cases. Screening for alcoholism and associated psychiatric illnesses is important in determining an overall treatment strategy for emergency patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0098-7484
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -