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Early alcohol intoxication associated with other psychiatric disorders

Early alcohol intoxication associated with other psychiatric disorders It is known that young people who use alcohol have an increased risk of substance use disorders (SUDs), but few studies have looked at the rates of other psychiatric disorders in this population. A Finnish study found that there are significant associations between early alcohol use and any psychiatric disorder, specifically psychosis, SUDs, and mood disorders. The study supports the need for prevention of first instances of alcohol intoxications, the researchers write. They found, however, that cigarette smoking and the use of cannabis and other illicit substances was common, especially among those with early alcohol intoxication, suggesting that these young drinkers “may be more likely to have emotional and behavioral problems and use multiple substances,” the researchers wrote. In addition, children with earlier alcohol intoxication were more likely to live in families where the two parents did not live with the child or had a history of psychiatric disorders. “One could speculate that these adolescents might apply maladaptive coping strategies (e.g., getting drunk to deal with environmental stressors), which in turn could influence trajectories of mental health disorders,” the researchers wrote. And they noted that associations between early alcohol intoxication and psychiatric disorders, while still present, diminished after adjusting for these confounding factors. “These findings suggest that there may be a group of individuals with early psychopathology, early onset of substance use and other early life course risk factors that contribute to the onset of mood disorders,” the researchers concluded, adding that early alcohol intoxication could be a marker for this development. ▪