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Gender and Alcohol Use Disorders Diagnostic Criteria in Emergency Department Patients of Argentina.
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Substance use & misuse [Subst Use Misuse] 2016 Oct 14; Vol. 51 (12), pp. 1629-1636. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Aug 03. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Background: Alcohol consumption and its related consequences are not equal for women and men, although related studies do not frequently include gender analysis.<br />Objective: Our aim was to characterize differences in endorsement of ICD-10 and DSM 5 alcohol use disorder (AUD) criteria by gender in an Argentinean emergency department population.<br />Methods: A probability sample of patients (N = 923) from the largest emergency department in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina (44% were females, aged 16 to 86, M (SD) = 37.31(15.20) was collected. Using a structured questionnaire, diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorders, alcohol consumption, and socio-demographic variables were obtained. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to assess differences in the endorsement of each diagnostic criterion by gender.<br />Results: Women were less likely to endorse each of the criteria for each of the diagnostic schemes. Even after controlling alcohol consumption, socio-demographic variables, severity of alcohol use disorders and adjusting for multiple comparisons females had a lower probability than males of endorsing withdrawal and impaired control.<br />Conclusions: gender differences in the endorsement of diagnostic criteria for both the DSM 5 and ICD-10 were found. Some differences in endorsement but not all, might be partially explained by alcohol consumption patterns and socio-demographic factors, and same remained after controlling severity of the AUD. Results also suggest a differential functioning of DSM 5 and ICD-10 AUD criteria for women and men.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of interest The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1532-2491
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Substance use & misuse
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27486678
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2016.1191512