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. 2021 Dec 1;117(6):1543–1572. doi: 10.1111/add.15735

TABLE 6.

Overview of findings of studies examining the prevalence of alcohol consumption among those with and without a CMD

Study Type of CMD assessed Outcome Duration Summary of findings
  • 1

    Dahl & Dahl 2010

Social phobia and anxiety

(MINI‐SPIN cut‐off score 8 >)

Frequency of alcohol use

(> 1 times per week)

Alcohol problems

(one or more periods in the last 5 years affected job)

Alcohol frequency = 1 week

Alcohol problems = 5 years

With SPAS:

Weekly drinker = 182/446 (40.80%)

Alcohol problems = 54/446 (11.21%)

Without SPAS:

Weekly drinker = 1124/2230 (50.40%)

Alcohol problems = 121/2230 (5.43%)
  • 2

    de Sousa et al. 2017

Depression

(HADS‐D cut‐off score 11 >)

Anxiety

(HAD‐A cut‐off score 11 >)

Alcohol frequency

(daily,* occasionally, never; cut‐offs not stated)

 Not stated

With depression:

Daily drinker = 58/241 (24.07%)

Without depression:

Daily drinker = 553/1439 (38.43%)

With anxiety:

Daily drinker = 40/176 (22.73%)

Without anxiety:

Daily drinker = 571/1504 (37.97%)
  • 3

    Forlani et al. 2014

Anxiety symptoms

(GAI‐SF cut‐off score of 3 >)

Alcohol consumption

(< 1, 1, 2, 2 >* units per day)

 Not stated

With anxiety:

7/77 (9.09%)

Without anxiety:

14/289 (4.84%)
  • 4

    Furihata et al. 2018

Depressive symptoms

(CES‐D cut‐off score 16 >)

Alcohol frequency

(3 times per week)

 1 week

With depression:

32/159 (20.13%)

Without depression:

533/2175 (24.51%)
  • 5

    Ho et al. 2016

Depression

(GSM, answering yes to questions 1 and 2)

Alcohol frequency

(> 1 drink per week)

 1 week

With depression:

0/54 (0.00%)

Without depression:

14/915 (1.53%)
  • 6

    Koyanagi et al. 2017

Depressive symptoms

(yes to 4 mandatory questions and 2 additional)

Alcohol consumption

(life‐time abstainers, non‐heavy drinkers, infrequent heavy drinkers, frequent heavy drinkers;* 4 or 5 drinks for women and men on at least 3 days)

 7 days

With depression:

Frequent heavy drinker = 64/12886 (0.50%)

Without depression:

Frequent heavy drinker = 1558/155835 (1.00%)
  • 7

    Olaya et al. 2018

Panic disorder

(DSM‐5)

Alcohol consumption

(frequent drinkers: consumed alcohol in either last 30 days and 7 days or 1–2 days per week with 5/4 standard drinks in last 7 days or 3 or more days per week with 5/4 standard drinks in the last 7 days)

 12 months

With panic disorder:

25/96 (31.30%)

Without panic disorder:

1680/4176 (42.00%)
  • 8

    Piwonski et al. 2010

Depressive symptoms

(BDI cut‐off score > 10)

Alcohol consumption

(> = 3 times per week)

 Not stated

With depression:

63/3800 (1.66%)

Without depression:

85/9279 (0.92%)
  • 9

    Van Balkom et al. 2000

GAD

OCD

Phobia

(DSM‐III)

 Heavy/excessive alcohol intake (cut‐off score of 4 on Garretsen scale) 6 months

With phobic disorder:

1/21 (4.76%)

With panic disorder:

0/6 (0.00%)

With GAD:

3/47 (6.38%)

Without an anxiety disorder:

1/27 (3.70%)
  • 10

    Van den Berg et al. 2009

MDD

Dysthymia

GAD

Panic disorder

Specific phobia

Social phobia

(DSM‐IV‐TR)

Excessive alcohol use

(more than 21 drinks per week)

Alcohol use = 7 days

With MDD:

9/96 (9.38%)

With Dysthymia:

0/19 (0.00%)

With GAD:

7/103 (6.80%)

With panic disorder:

4/27 (14.81%)

With specific phobia:

6/77 (7.79%)

With social phobia:

5/56 (8.93%)

Without a CMD:

488/4499 (10.85%)
  • 11

    Van Gool et al. 2003

Depressive symptoms

(CES‐D cut‐off score 16 >)

Alcohol consumption

(no alcohol intake, moderate, excessive: 3 or more drinks per day)

 Not stated

With depression:

7/176 (4.00%)

Without depression:

45/1104 (4.10%)
  • 12

    Yu et al. 2018

GAD

(GAD‐7 cut‐off score 10 >)

Alcohol consumption

(do not drink, moderate, excessivea)

 Not stated

With GAD:

43/177 (24.29%)

Without GAD:

2769/34854 (7.94%)

CMD = common mental disorder; GAD = generalized anxiety disorder; MDD = major depressive disorder; BDI = Beck depression inventory; HAD = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.