Anxiety disorders and alcohol abuse (DSM-IV)
The DSM-IV lists the following anxiety disorders:
panic disorder with or without agoraphobia ,
agoraphobia without history of panic disorder, specific phobias
and social ,
obsessive-compulsive ,
post-traumatic stress disorder ,
acute stress disorder,
generalized anxiety disorder (all discussed in other sections of this blog),
anxiety disorder due mainly to a general medical condition, anxiety disorder in
product by substances and anxiety disorder Unless otherwise specified, including
disorder mixed anxiety-depression.
Practically anyone drink alcohol used it, at least in some instances, to reduce anxiety, mostly society. On the contrary, carefully controlled studies have shown that the effects of alcohol on anxiety are able and ranges may be significantly influenced sex, amount of alcohol ingested and cultural habits.
Nevertheless, the complaints of abuse of alcohol and other substances are commonly associated with anxiety disorders.
from alcohol abuse disorders are about four times more common among patients with panic disorder than the general population, about 3.5 times more common among the projects subject with obsessive-compulsive disorder and about 2.5 times more common among those with phobias.
Committee Several studies have reported data suggestive of a genetic diathesis for both distur bi anxiety and for those with alcohol abuse can co-exist in some families.
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