@article{ref1,
title="Comorbidity of phobic disorders with alcoholism in a Canadian community sample",
journal="Canadian journal of psychiatry, The",
year="2001",
author="Sareen, J. and Chartier, M. and Kjernisted, K. D. and Stein, Murray B.",
volume="46",
number="8",
pages="733-740",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To examine the relation between phobic disorders and alcoholism in a Canadian community sample. <br><br>METHOD: Data came from the Mental Health Supplement of the Ontario Health Survey. The University of Michigan revision of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (UM-CIDI) was used to diagnose DSM-III-R psychiatric disorders in 8116 Canadian respondents between ages 15 and 64 years. Since the cross-system agreement (ICD-10 and DSM-III-R or DSM-IV) on the diagnosis of alcohol abuse is much lower than that for alcohol dependence, we also examined a WHO category, &quot;hazardous alcohol use.&quot; Logistic regression controlling for age and sex was used to determine odds ratios (ORs) for phobic disorders and alcohol-use diagnoses. <br><br>RESULTS: Individuals with lifetime alcohol abuse or dependence had two- to threefold increased odds of having a phobic disorder. Simple phobia and social phobia with multiple fears were significantly associated (ORs 1.5 to 2) with hazardous alcohol use (which had a prevalence of approximately 10%). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Given the early onset of most phobic disorders, the findings suggest that these are a risk factor for hazardous patterns of alcohol use.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0706-7437",
doi="10.1177/070674370104600806",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/070674370104600806"
}