O'Connor, Rosanna (2020) Alcohol dependence and mental health. Public Health Matters,
External website: https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2020/11/17...
There are an estimated 589,000 people who are dependent on alcohol in England and about a quarter of them are likely to be receiving mental health medication; mostly for anxiety and depression, but also for sleep problems, psychosis and bipolar disorder.
People in touch with specialist mental health services who also have a history of alcohol problems can be at elevated risk of death by suicide. Between 2007 and 2017 there were 5,963 suicides in mental health patients with a history of alcohol misuse, an average of 542 deaths by suicide per year – about 10% of all deaths by suicide in England.
NHS Trusts that have put in place a policy on the management of patients with co-morbid alcohol and drug misuse have reduced rates of suicide by patients by 25%.....
B Substances > Alcohol
F Concepts in psychology > Emotion (anxiety / joy)
G Health and disease > State of health > Mental health
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Alcohol use disorder
G Health and disease > Substance related disorder > Substance related mental health disorder
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Type of care > Mental health care (Psychiatry / Psychology)
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom > England
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