High risk behaviours following alcohol use in alcohol dependent men.

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dc.contributor.authorPoulose, Biju
dc.contributor.authorSrinivasan, Krishnamachari
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-12T08:58:39Z
dc.date.available2011-12-12T08:58:39Z
dc.date.issued2009-04
dc.description.abstractBackground & objectives: Heavy alcohol drinking and propensity to risk taking behaviour may both be associated with the occurrence of high risk behaviour. The present study was carried out to examine the association between high risk behaviours and alcohol abuse among patients admitted to an inpatient facility for treatment of alcohol dependence syndrome. Methods: Using event analysis technique, the prevalence and type of high risk behaviour as a consequence of a heavy drinking episode was identified among heavy drinkers. Four types of high risk behaviour namely road traffic accidents, violence, self-injurious and risky sexual behaviour were studied. Patients with and without high risk behaviour were compared on measures of severity of drinking, sensation seeking and impulsivity using addiction severity index, sensation seeking scale and Baratt’s impulsivity scale respectively. Results: In 300 subjects with alcohol dependence syndrome, the most common high risk behaviour was road traffic accident following alcohol use. In 193 (64.3%) subjects heavy drinking episode was associated with high risk behaviours. Compared to those without high risk behaviours, the subjects with high risk behaviours had higher scores on sensation seeking scale and addiction severity index. Interpretation & conclusions: Our findings indicated that there was a high prevalence of high risk behaviour following an episode of heavy drinking in male patients with alcohol dependence syndrome. Both, severity of drinking and personality factors were associated with the occurrence of high risk behaviour as a consequence of heavy drinking.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPoulose Biju, Srinivasan Krishnamachari. High risk behaviours following alcohol use in alcohol dependent men. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2009 Apr; 129(4): 376-381.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/135799
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://icmr.nic.in/ijmr/2009/april/0405.pdfen_US
dc.subjectAlcohol abuseen_US
dc.subjectevent analysis techniqueen_US
dc.subjecthigh risk behaviouren_US
dc.subjectsensation seekingen_US
dc.subject.meshAccidents, Traffic --psychology
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshAlcohol Drinking --adverse effects
dc.subject.meshAlcoholism --complications
dc.subject.meshAlcoholism --psychology
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshImpulsive Behavior --etiology
dc.subject.meshIndia
dc.subject.meshLogistic Models
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshPersonality
dc.subject.meshQuestionnaires
dc.subject.meshRisk-Taking
dc.titleHigh risk behaviours following alcohol use in alcohol dependent men.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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