Ian Hamilton summarises a systematic review published last week, which explores the role of alcohol use and drinking patterns in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality.
[read the full story...]Alcohol: a drug in a class of its own
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Cheers Covid-19: Will we consume more alcohol during this crisis?
Ian Hamilton reflects on the empty shelves in the Supermarket alcohol aisle and wonders how our relationship with alcohol might change during the Coronavirus pandemic.
[read the full story...]The never-ending story: the problematic relationship between youth anxiety and later alcohol use
Francesca Bentivigna summarises a systematic review that explores the associations of child and adolescent anxiety with later alcohol use and disorders.
[read the full story...]Prevalence of comorbid personality disorder and alcohol use disorder
People diagnosed with “personality disorders” are likely to also experience alcohol problems.
Dean Connolly summarises a recent systematic review that confirms the very high prevalence of comorbid personality disorders and alcohol use disorders.
[read the full story...]Community action has little impact on harms from alcohol use disorder
Natasha Clarke explores a systematic review of Whole of Community interventions to reduce population level harms arising from alcohol and other drug use.
[read the full story...]Women-only drug treatment services: their time has come #DAWF18
Emma Wincup and Katharine Sacks-Jones explore the findings of a recent qualitative study that asks: Do women with complex alcohol and other drug use histories want women-only residential treatment?
[read the full story...]Moderate and heavy alcohol consumption: what impact on later life brain and cognition?
Sally Adams summarises a recent clinical review in Evidence Based Mental Health on the effects of drinking alcohol on late-life brain and cognition.
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[read the full story...]Alcohol is the number one modifiable risk factor for dementia
Marie Crabbe looks at a recent retrospective cohort study in The Lancet Public Health which explores the contribution of alcohol use disorders to the burden of dementia in France.
[read the full story...]Which personality traits may protect us from alcohol use disorder?
Andrew Jones summarises a recent systematic review and meta-analysis of alcohol treatment outcome, which identifies a range of personality traits that are associated with relapse.
[read the full story...]Serious games for mental health: you cannot be serious!
Sasha Danilina is encouraged by the results of the first systematic review with meta-analysis of serious games for mental health, which asks: are they accessible, feasible and effective?
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