@article{ref1,
title="Alcohol misuse and report of recent depressive symptoms among ED patients",
journal="American journal of emergency medicine",
year="2008",
author="Bazargan-Hejazi, Shahrzad and Bazargan, Mohsen and Gaines, Tommie and Jemanez, Michael",
volume="26",
number="5",
pages="537-544",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study examined the magnitude of association between alcohol misuse and recent depressive symptoms. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 412 randomly selected patients at least 18 years old and seeking emergency department (ED) care. RESULTS: Of the patients, 51.0% reported depressive symptoms. At-risk drinking was reported by 26.0%, and 28.2% scored positive on the Rapid Alcohol Problems Screen 4. Alcohol abuse and binge drinking were reported by 25.1% and 28%, respectively, of the patients. According to our results, at-risk drinking (odds ratio [OR] = 2.49, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.47-4.20, P &lt; or = .001), problem drinking (OR = 2.11, 95% CI = 1.27-3.51, P &lt; or = .004), drinking abuse (OR = 2.58, 95% CI = 1.51-4.40, P &lt; .001), and binge drinking (OR = 1.89, 95% CI = 1.13-3.15, P &lt; .001) were all related to the manifestation of depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study yield information that could be used by ED health care practitioners and health educators to educate ED patients at risk for alcohol misuse and depression.   <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0735-6757",
doi="10.1016/j.ajem.2007.08.019",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2007.08.019"
}