TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Prevalence, demographic, and clinical correlates of comorbid depressive symptoms in Chinese psychiatric patients with alcohol dependence
JO  - Frontiers in psychiatry
A1  - Huang, Hui
A1  - Zhu, Zhigan
A1  - Chen, Hongxian
A1  - Ning, Kui
A1  - Zhang, Ruiling
A1  - Sun, Wei
A1  - Li, Bing
A1  - Jiang, Haifeng
A1  - Wang, Wenzheng
A1  - Du, Jiang
A1  - Zhao, Min
A1  - Yi, Zhihua
A1  - Li, Jing
A1  - Zhu, Rongxin
A1  - Lu, Shuiping
A1  - Xie, Shiping
A1  - Wang, Xiaoping
A1  - Fu, Wei
A1  - Gao, Chengge
A1  - Hao, Wei
SP  - e499
EP  - e499
VL  - 11
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Depressive symptoms are common among psychiatric patients with alcohol dependence (AD). However, the prevalence and clinical correlates of comorbid depressive symptoms are less well studied in Chinese Han patients.     Methods: In this hospital-based survey, we recruited 378 psychiatric patients diagnosed with AD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). All patients completed the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) to evaluate depressive symptoms and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) to assess the severity of drinking.     Results: Compared to patients without depressive symptoms, 48.9% (185/378) of the patients with comorbid depressive symptoms were younger, had a more unstable marital status, had a higher AUDIT total score, and had a higher adverse consequences subscore (all P < 0.05). Further logistic regression analysis showed that unstable marital status (Odds ratios [OR] = 2.20, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.21-3.99) and AUDIT total score (OR=1.07, 95% CI 1.03-1.11) were significantly associated with depressive symptoms.     Conclusions: Our findings indicate high comorbidity between AD and depressive symptoms in Chinese psychiatric patients. Moreover, some variables are correlates of comorbid depressive symptoms. Particular attention should be paid to the early detection and intervention for this comorbid condition and its risk factors.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1664-0640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00499
ID  - ref1
ER  -