Alcohol misuse in bipolar disorder. A systematic review and meta-analysis of comorbidity rates

Di Florio, Arianna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0338-2748, Craddock, Nicholas John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2171-0610 and van den Bree, Marianne Bernadette ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4426-3254 2014. Alcohol misuse in bipolar disorder. A systematic review and meta-analysis of comorbidity rates. European Psychiatry 29 (3) , pp. 117-24. 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2013.07.004

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Abstract

AIMS: To assess the comorbidity rates of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) in bipolar disorder (BD) and to explore possible sources of heterogeneity. METHODS: Studies were identified through database searches. Meta-analytic techniques were employed to aggregate data on lifetime comorbidity and to explore possible sources of heterogeneity. Funnel plots were used to detect publication bias. RESULTS: In clinical studies, AUDs affected more than one in three subjects with BD. Significant heterogeneity was found, which was largely explained by the geographical location of study populations and gender ratio of participants. AUDs affected more than one in five women and two in five men. CONCLUSION: AUDs are highly prevalent in BD. Our study revealed a substantial heterogeneity across studies. Further research including control groups is needed. Patients with BD should be assessed for current and previous AUDs.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG) Medicine Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMHRI)
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
ISSN:	0924-9338
Last Modified:	16 Nov 2022 08:26
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/76688

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