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A Triple Threat: Alcohol Use Disorders In The Presence Of Comorbid Chronic Pain Conditions And Depressive Disorders In The Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys, 2001-2003, Chelsea Boyd, Sean Cleary, Scott Quinlan, Debra Bernat
A Triple Threat: Alcohol Use Disorders In The Presence Of Comorbid Chronic Pain Conditions And Depressive Disorders In The Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys, 2001-2003, Chelsea Boyd, Sean Cleary, Scott Quinlan, Debra Bernat
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Background: Frequently patients with chronic pain conditions have comorbid depressive disorders. The relationship between the diagnoses is often bidirectional, with the effects of one condition exacerbating the effects of the other. Alcohol use disorders (AUD) are also independently associated with both conditions. This study aims to determine the prevalence of alcohol use disorders among patients with comorbid chronic pain conditions and depressive disorders in a nationally representative sample of US adults and ascertain the characteristics of patients with all three diagnoses.
Methods: This cross-sectional analysis utilizes data from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES), 2001-2003. The sample includes respondents who …