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To assess the prevalence of alcohol use disorder in hospitalized patients with bipolar I disorder and examine gender-related differences.

Comorbid prevalence of alcohol use disorder in hospitalized patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder type I: A cross-sectional study

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Cross-sectional study finds high comorbidity of alcohol use disorder in bipolar I patients, indicating need for integrated treatment.

To assess the prevalence of alcohol use disorder in hospitalized patients with bipolar I disorder and examine gender-related differences.
Conducted a cross-sectional study on 100 consecutive hospitalized patients.
Evaluated for alcohol use disorder using DSM-5 criteria.
Measured symptom severity with Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and Young Mania Rating Scale.
Analyzed data using SPSS version 20.
37% of patients had alcohol use disorder, higher in males (40.5%) than females (23.8%).
AUD was more common during manic episodes (37.64%) compared to depressive episodes (33.33%).
Gender and episode type differences in AUD prevalence were not statistically significant.

Deshmukh et al. (2025) studied this question.

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