TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - An epidemiological survey of alcohol use disorders in a Tibetan population
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Guo, Wei
A1  - Lanzi, G.
A1  - Luobu, Ouzhu
A1  - Ma, Xiaoguang
A1  - Zhen, Puo
A1  - Ji, Yuan
A1  - Wei, Geng
A1  - Wang, Zhongyan
A1  - Deng, Wenbin
A1  - Zhuoma, Basang
A1  - Wang, Yanfu
A1  - Shi, Xianming
A1  - Yan, Chengyin
A1  - Liu, Xijuan
A1  - Collier, David A.
A1  - Ball, D.
A1  - Li, Tianhong
SP  - 56
EP  - 66
VL  - 159
IS  - 1-2
N2  - We performed an epidemiological survey in order to detect the prevalence of alcohol use disorders in a sub-group of the population of Tibet. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) questionnaire, the Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire (SADQ), and a 12-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12) were used to obtain epidemiological data on alcohol use disorders and to assess the severity of 'problem drinking' and general mental health status. The AUDIT is a reliable and valid screening tool for both alcohol abuse and dependence in the Tibetan population to identify individuals with alcohol use problems. The cut-off points were set to be 10 and 13 of the AUDIT scores as a diagnostic discriminator of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence, respectively, with both sensitivity and specificity>0.84. The prevalence of alcohol abuse, was 2.7% (female: 2.0%; male: 6.2%), alcohol dependence 13.5% (female: 7.6%; male: 25.4%) and alcohol use disorders 16.2% (female: 9.6%; male: 31.6%). Age and sex were the main factors affecting an individual's alcohol use and general mental health status. The epidemiological data on alcohol use disorders documented in this project may be helpful in future work seeking more valid causal inferences or interpretations related to this prevalent health problem in Tibet.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2007.09.012
ID  - ref1
ER  -