Prevalence and Incidence of Alcohol Withdrawal
Alcohol Withdrawal Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Prevalence/Incidence of Alcohol Withdrawal: Online Medical Books
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Alcohol-related disorder:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Numerous biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors appear to be involved in alcohol addiction. An offspring of one parent with alcohol-related disorder is seven to eight times more likely to become an alcoholic than is a peer without such a parent. Biological factors may include genetic or biochemical abnormalities, nutritional deficiencies, endocrine imbalances, and allergic responses.
Psychological factors may include the urge to drink alcohol to reduce anxiety or symptoms of mental illness; the desire to avoid responsibility in familial, social, and work relationships; and the need to bolster self-esteem.
Sociocultural factors include the availability of alcoholic beverages, group or peer pressure, an excessively stressful lifestyle, and social attitudes that approve of frequent drinking.
More than 15% of American adults have a problem with alcohol use, and about 5% to 10% of male and 3% to 5% of female drinkers are alcohol dependent, accounting for about 12.5 million people. Alcohol-related disorder cuts across all social and economic groups, involves both sexes, and occurs at all stages of the life cycle, beginning as early as elementary school.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Acute Drug Withdrawal:
Acute Drug Withdrawal - epidemiology
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
- The most common life-threatening withdrawal syndrome, alcohol withdrawal, rarely occurs in children.
- Neonates born to alcohol-dependent mothers are at risk.
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
Toxic Alcohols:
Toxic Alcohols - epidemiology
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
- Exposure to toxic alcohols is common, mild morbidity occurs regularly.
- Severe morbidity or death is occurs without treatment, but is uncommon in treated patients.
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Alcohol Withdrawal usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Alcohol Withdrawal at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Alcohol Withdrawal refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Alcohol Withdrawal diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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