The epidemiology of alcohol use in Izmir, Turkey: drinking pattern, impairment and help-seeking

Ulas H., BİNBAY İ. T., Kirli U., ELBİ H., ALPTEKİN K.

SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY, vol.52, no.7, pp.887-899, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 52 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00127-017-1345-5
  • Journal Name: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.887-899
  • Keywords: Alcohol, Drinking, Epidemiology, Help-seeking, Role impairment
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

There is no report on various patterns of alcohol drinking and related impairment, help-seeking in Turkey. We investigated the 12-month prevalence and correlates of drinking patterns and alcohol use disorders in the general population of Izmir-Turkey, with further analyses on role impairment and help-seeking.