Key result
Sedative-hypnotic and alcohol dependence affected 50% of male and 25% of female psychiatric in-patients, with 24% having exclusive alcohol and 3% exclusive sedative-hypnotic dependence.
Why the study?
What is the frequency of sedative-hypnotic and alcohol dependence among psychiatric in-patients?
Population
Psychiatric in-patients from a region of Stockholm during one year
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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May warrant screening for dependence in psychiatric inpatients; leaves open whether rates persist in contemporary cohorts.
Cross-Sectional
What is the frequency of sedative-hypnotic and alcohol dependence among psychiatric in-patients?
A significant proportion of psychiatric in-patients experience alcohol and/or sedative-hypnotic dependence, with many cases remaining officially undiagnosed.
Allgulander et al. (1978) conducted a cross-sectional in Psychiatric in-patients. Sedative-hypnotic and alcohol dependence was evaluated on Frequency of dependence on sedative-hypnotics and alcohol. Sedative-hypnotic and alcohol dependence affected 50% of male and 25% of female psychiatric in-patients, with 24% having exclusive alcohol and 3% exclusive sedative-hypnotic dependence.
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