Self-medication of anxiety disorders with alcohol and drugs: Results from a nationally representative sample

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-45

  Robinson, Jennifer ^a   Sareen, Jitender ^a   Cox, Brian J ^a   Bolton, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Comorbidity; Epidemiology; NESARC; Self medication

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PANIC; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SELF MEDICATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349156144     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.03.013     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Bibb J.L., and Chambless D.L. Alcohol use and abuse among diagnosed agoraphobics. Behavior Research and Therapy 24 (1986) 49-58
2. Bolton J., Cox B., Clara I., and Sareen J. Use of alcohol and drugs to self-medicate anxiety disorders in a nationally representative sample. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 194 11 (2006) 818-825
3. Conway K.P., Compton W., Stinson F.S., and Grant B.F. Lifetime comorbidity of DSM-IV mood and anxiety disorders and specific drug use disorders: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Journal of Clinical Psychiarty 67 2 (2006) 247-257
4. Cox B.J., Norton G.R., Swinson R.P., and Endler N.S. Substance use and panic-related anxiety: a critical review. Behavior Research and Therapy 28 (1990) 385-393
5. Cox B.J., Swinson R.P., Shulman I.D., Kuch K., and Reichman J.T. Gender effects and alcohol use in panic disorder with agoraphobia. Behavior Research and Therapy 31 4 (1993) 413-416
6. Grant B.F., Dawson D.A., Stintson F.S., Chou P.S., Kay W., and Pickering R. The alcohol use disorder and associated disabilities interview schedule-IV (AUDADIS-IV): reliability of alcohol consumption, tobacco use, family history of depression and psychiatric diagnostic modules in a general population sample. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 71 (2003) 7-16
7. Grant B.F., Stintson F.S., Dawson D.A., Chou P.S., Ruan W.J., and Pickering R. Co-occurrence of 12-month alcohol and drug use disorders and personality disorders in the United States. Archives of General Psychiatry 61 (2004) 361-368
8. Grant B.F., Stintson F.S., Dawson D.A., Chou P.S., Dufour M.C., Compton W., Pickering R., and Kaplan K. Prevalence and co-occurrence of substance use disorders and independent mood and anxiety disorders: results from the national epidemiological survey on alcohol and related conditions. Archives of General Psychiatry 61 (2004) 807-816
9. Helzier J.E., and Pryzbeck T.R. The co-occurrence of alcoholism with other psychiatric disorders in the general population and its impact on treatment. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 49 (1988) 219-224
10. Hilme J.A., and Hill E.M. Alcohol abuse and anxiety disorders: evidence from the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Survey. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 5 (1991) 237-245
11. Katerndahl D.A., and Realini J.P. Relationship between substance abuse and panic attacks. Addictive Behavior 24 (1999) 731-736
12. Kessler R.C., Crum R.M., Warner L.A., Nelson C.B., Schulenberg J., and Anthony J.C. Lifetime co-occurrence of DSM-III-R alcohol abuse and dependence with other psychiatric disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey. Archives of General Psychiatry 54 (1997) 313-321
13. Kessler R.C., Chiu W.T., Demler O., and Walters E.E. Prevalence, severity, and comorbidity of 12-month DSM-IV disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Archives of General Psychiatry 62 (2005) 617-627
14. Kraemer H.C., Stice E., Kazdin A., Offord D., and Kupfer D. How do risk factors work together? Mediators, moderators, independent, overlapping and proxy risk factors. American Journal of Psychiatry 158 (2001) 848-856
15. Kushner M.G., Sher K.J., and Beitman B.D. The relationship between anxiety disorders and alcohol use disorders: a review of major perspectives and findings. Clinical Psychology Review 20 2 (1990) 149-171
16. Kushner M.G., Abrams K., and Borchardt. The relationship between anxiety disorders and alcohol use disorders: a review of major perspectives and findings. Clinical Psychology Review 20 2 (2000) 149-171
17. Mullaney J.A., and Trippett C.J. Alcohol dependence and phobias: clinical depression and relevance. British Journal of Psychiatry 135 (1979) 565-573
18. Quitkin F.M., Rifkin A., Kaplan J., and Klein D.F. Phobic anxiety syndrome complicated by drug dependence and addiction. Archives of General Psychiatry 27 (1972) 159-162
19. Romach M., Busto U., Somer G., Kaplan H., and Sellers E. Clinical aspects of chronic use of alprazolam and lorazepam. American Journal of Psychiatry 152 8 (1995) 1161-1167
20. Regier D.A., Farmer M.E., Rae D.S., Locke B.Z., Keith S.J., Judd L.L., and Goodwin F.K. Comorbidity of mental disorders with alcohol and other drug abuse: results from the Epidemiological Catchment Area (ECA) Study. Journal of the American Medical Association 264 (1990) 2511-2518
21. Research Triangle Institute. (2002). Software for Survey Data Analysis (SUDAAN), Version 8.0. Research Triangle Park, NC: Research Triangle Institute.
22. Ross H.E. DSM-III-R alcohol abuse and dependence and psychiatric comorbidity in Ontario: Results from the Mental Health Supplement to the Ontario Health Survey. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 39 2 (1995) 111-128
23. Ross H.E., Glaser F.B., and Germanson T. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients with alcohol and other drug problems. Archives of General Psychiatry 45 (1988) 1023-1031
24. Sareen J., Chartier M., Kjernisted K.D., and Stein M.B. Comorbidity of phobic disorders with alcoholism in a Canadian community sample. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 46 (2001) 733-740
25. Schuckit M.A., and Hesselbrock V. Alcohol dependence and anxiety disorders: what is the relationship?. American Journal of Psychiatry 151 (1994) 1723-1734
26. Smail P., Stockwell T., Canter S., and Hodgson R. Alcohol dependence and phobic anxiety states: a prevalence study. British Journal of Psychiatry 144 (1984) 53-57
27. Swendsen J.D., Merikangas K.R., Canino G.J., Kessler R.C., Rubio-Stipec M., and Angst J. The comorbidity of alcoholism with anxiety and depressive disorders in four geographic communities. Comprehensive Psychiatry 39 (1998) 176-184