Article
Divorce and the Onset of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Swedish Population-Based Longitudinal Cohort and Co-Relative Study.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 May 2017
Kendler Kenneth S, Lönn Sara Larsson, Salvatore Jessica, Sundquist Jan, Sundquist Kristina
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to clarify the magnitude and nature of the relationship between divorce and risk for alcohol use disorder (AUD). METHOD: In a population-based Swedish sample of married individuals (N=942,366), the authors examined the association between divorce or widowhood and risk for first registration for AUD. AUD was assessed using medical, criminal, and pharmacy registries....
Topics
- Adult
- Alcohol-Related Disorders
- Cohort Studies
- Divorce
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Longitudinal Studies
- Male
- Marriage
- Proportional Hazards Models
- Registries
- Risk
- Sex Factors
- Statistics as Topic