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Tobacco, alcohol and drug use and mental health: report based on the analysis of the ONS Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity among Adults in Great Britain ...
- Authors:
- COULTHARD Melissa, et al
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics,|Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 152p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report is based on a survey of psychiatric morbidity among adults aged 16 to 74 living in private households in Great Britain carried out in 2000. It looks at tobacco, alcohol and other drug use and dependence and their relationship to psychiatric morbidity among from the 2000.
Adults with a psychotic disorder living in the community
- Authors:
- FOSTER Kate, et al, GREAT BRITAIN. Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 84p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report investigating the circumstances of adults with mental health problems living in households rather than hospitals or hostels. Aims to identify characteristics associated with different aspects of their functioning and circumstances. Looks at: medication; use of services; activities of daily living; economic activity and finances; social functioning; and use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs.
Economic activity and social functioning of residents with psychiatric disorders
- Authors:
- MELTZER Howard, et al, GREAT BRITAIN. Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 83p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report of a survey looking at psychiatric morbidity amongst people with mental health problems who are in residential care, including: hospitals, nursing homes, residential care homes and other types of residential accommodation. Presents data on residents with: schizophrenia; delusional or schizoaffective disorders; affective psychoses; neurotic disorders in respect of their economic activity; difficulty with activities of daily living; social functioning; and use of alcohol, drugs and tobacco.
Adults with a psychotic disorder living in private households, 2000
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office for National Statistics
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 68p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
The data covered in this report come from two sources: a survey which was carried out in 2000 and is a repeat of an earlier survey of adults living in private households, and a supplementary sample of people with psychosis identified through GP records held on the General Practice Rsearch Database. Overall, 91% of this sample of people with a psychotic illness were receiving some form of treatment, either medication or some form of counselling or therapy. Over half of this sample of people with psychotic disorder (56%) reported difficulties with one or more activities of daily living (ADL). Most of these (49% of the whole sample) said that they needed help to overcome at least one of these difficulties. In this sample of people with a psychotic disorder, a very high proportion of people, 70%, were economically inactive. Just over a quarter (27%) were in paid employment, half of them full time and half part time. A large proportion of this sample of people with a psychotic illness were, or had been, smokers. Among this sample, 27% of respondents had an AUDIT score of 8 or more, that is, they were found to have a hazardous level of drinking in the year before interview. Over two-thirds (70%) of this sample of people with a psychotic illness had thought about suicide at some time in their lives and 45% had attempted suicide. In addition, 21% had harmed themselves without intending to commit suicide.
Positive or negative history of childhood sexual abuse among problem drinkers: relationship to substance use disorders and psychiatric co-morbidity
- Authors:
- MARTINEZ-RAGA Jose, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Substance Use, 7(1), March 2002, pp.34-40.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Victims of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) show higher rates of several psychiatric and substance abuse disorders in adulthood. High rates of CSA have been reported in alcohol- or drug-dependent patients presenting to treatment. Reports on research to describe the prevalence of CSA in a UK sample of alcohol-dependent in-patients admitted a 3-year period to a specialist alcohol unit; and to identify socio-demographic, alcohol and other substance use-related variables, and co-morbid psychiatric disorders associated with CSA. Of the 311 male subjects included in the study 6.4 percent had experienced CSA, and of the 103 female subjects in the study sample, (31.1%) disclosed having a history of CSA. Concludes that very few alcohol and drug abuse treatment units have developed programmes specifically designed to meet the needs of patients, and particularly women, who have experienced sexual abuse during childhood. However, as reflected by the relationship between CSA and dual diagnosis shown in this study, victims of CSA may represent an important subgroup of alcohol-dependent patients with specific needs. They may require the combination of various forms of pharmacological treatments to match their clinical characteristics.
Alcohol Concern Information Unit factsheets
- Author:
- ALCOHOL CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Alcohol Concern
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 37 factsheets.
- Place of publication:
- London
Includes factsheets on: alcoholism or problem drinking; alcohol consumption facts and figures; Health of the Nation alcohol related targets; women's drinking; young people's drinking; drink-drive information; alcohol and HIV/AIDS; alcohol problems at work; social costs of alcohol; alcohol and mortality; drunkenness offences; employment in the drinks trade; Government revenue from alcohol; UK consumption; international consumption; brief interventions; older people; alcohol and people with mental health problems; alcopops; and street drinkers.
Psychiatric morbidity among homeless people
- Authors:
- GILL Baljit, et al, GREAT BRITAIN. Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 252p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report presenting findings from an OPCS survey. 4 samples of homeless adults aged 16-64 were included in the survey: residents of hostels for homeless people; homeless people, mostly families, housed in temporary private sector accommodation; people staying in nightshelters; and homeless people sleeping rough who visited day centres. In connection with psychiatric morbidity the report also looked at use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco, physical health, treatment and use of services, and the economic, social and financial circumstances of the homeless people surveyed.
Social care in London: trends in social services activity 1993-97
- Editor:
- FLATLEY John
- Publisher:
- London Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 186p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report bringing together a wide range of data on social services activity in London. Examines the pressure on London's services in the context of an active Government agenda to tackle social exclusion and modernise social services. Includes chapters on: London's population; social indicators; children; older people; people with learning difficulties; people with sensory impairments; disabled people; mental health; drug and alcohol misuse; day and domiciliary care; residential care for adults; and resources and charging for social care.
Health in Wales 1990
- Author:
- HEALTH PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR WALES
- Publisher:
- Health Promotion Authority for Wales
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 111p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This report is the first in a series of pubic health reports to be published by the Health Promotion Authority (HPA). It contains information on a wide variety of personal, social and environmental factors which can affect the health of individuals and communities. It has five main chapters which cover: health environments; ill health and premature death; lifestyles and risk factors; health knowledge and beliefs; NHS and health promotion.