Hospital Morbidity of Alcohol Use Disorders in the Center of France

Abstract

This exhaustive study demonstrates the degree of alcohol-related morbidity among hospitalized patients, which is particularly high in men, in the Auvergne region of France. The study emphasizes the lack of diagnosis, particularly for the young, and the apparent deficiencies in the hospital management of these patients.

Validity Study of Kessler’s Psychological Distress Scales Conducted Among Patients Admitted to French Emergency Department for Alcohol Consumption–Related Disorders

“…With all ages, genders, and reasons for admission taken into account, between 20 and 28% of patients admitted to an ED exhibit an ARD (Cherpitel, 1995; Cherpitel et al., 2005; Lapham et al., 1998; Lowenstein et al., 1998; Whiteman et al., 2000). Comparable results have been obtained in France (Malet et al., 2005; Reynaud et al., 2000; Saliou et al., 2005). In cases of admission for acute alcohol intoxication (AAI), 80% of the cases relate either to alcohol abuse or to alcohol dependence (Reynaud et al., 2001).…”

Hospital Admissions Before an Alcohol‐Related Death Among Middle‐Aged Employed Men and Women: A Cohort Study Using Routine Data

“…Cross‐sectional studies have shown that problem drinking is around 2‐ to 3‐fold more common among hospital inpatients than among the general population (Foy and Kay, ; Kouimtsidis et al., ; Reynaud et al., ). However, despite the potential and feasibility of alcohol screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment within hospitals (McQueen et al., ; Rivest et al., ; Rumpf et al., ; Smothers et al., ), detection rates of problem drinking in these settings remain low (Fagan et al., ; Rosón et al., ; Smothers et al., ).…”

General Practitioners and Alcohol Use Disorders: Quantity Without Quality

“…The Center for Research, Study and Documentation of Health Economics found that 18% of French inpatients had an alcohol use disorder (Com-Ruelle and Dumesnil, 1997). Reynaud et al (2000a) found a prevalence of alcohol use disorders of 22% among inpatients in the Auvergne region.…”