Identifying anxiety disorders in adolescents hospitalized for alcohol abuse or dependence

Psychiatr Serv. 1995 Jun;46(6):618-20. doi: 10.1176/ps.46.6.618.

Abstract

In structured clinical interviews of 43 adolescents hospitalized for alcohol abuse or dependence, 17 subjects met criteria for an anxiety disorder, with social phobia (N = 9) and posttraumatic stress disorder (N = 7) most common. Of these 17 subjects, only four were identified in hospital records as having an anxiety disorder. In a comparison of 30 hospitalized adolescents with a matched control group of 30 adolescents from the community, the hospitalized adolescents had a higher rate of anxiety disorders, psychoactive substance use disorders, disruptive behavior disorders, and mood disorders.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Alcoholism / diagnosis
  • Alcoholism / psychology
  • Alcoholism / rehabilitation*
  • Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Anxiety Disorders / psychology
  • Anxiety Disorders / rehabilitation
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Comorbidity
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Patient Admission*
  • Patient Readmission / statistics & numerical data
  • Personality Assessment
  • Phobic Disorders / diagnosis
  • Phobic Disorders / psychology
  • Phobic Disorders / rehabilitation
  • Psychotic Disorders / diagnosis
  • Psychotic Disorders / epidemiology
  • Psychotic Disorders / psychology
  • South Australia / epidemiology
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / rehabilitation
  • Utilization Review