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Determine representative epidemiological prevalence rates of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence among primary care patients in an urban setting.

June 1, 1998Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research

Prevalence of Alcohol Dependence and Abuse in General Practice

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Determine representative epidemiological prevalence rates of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence among primary care patients in an urban setting.
Screened 929 patients (aged 14–75 years) across 12 general practices in Luebeck, Germany, using the CAGE questionnaire and the Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test.
Administered standardized diagnostic interviews using the alcohol section of the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry for individuals flagged by screening tools or general practitioner assessment.
Diagnostic criteria according to ICD-10 or DSM-III-R identified a prevalence of 3.5% for alcohol abuse and 7.2% for alcohol dependence.
The observed sex ratio among diagnosed cases was 1:2.8 (female:male).

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AHAndreas HillUniversität Hamburg HRHans‐Jürgen RumpfRadboud University Nijmegen UHUlfert HapkeRobert Koch Institute

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Epidemiological screening study reveals high rates of alcohol abuse and dependence in primary care patients, highlighting the critical role of routine primary care assessments.

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Hill et al. (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7e28e516134f106bf70f61 https://doi.org/10.1097/00000374-199806000-00026

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Epidemiological screening study reveals high rates of alcohol abuse and dependence in primary care patients, highlighting the critical role of routine primary care assessments.

Prevalence of Alcohol Dependence and Abuse in General Practice

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