Proximal vs. distal predictors of alcohol use disorders and treatment utilization in at-risk men in early middle age

This study used measures of both proximal (e.g., behaviors) and distal (e.g., traits) risk factors that were predicted to relate to both an alcohol use disorder (AUD) and to treatment utilization among AUD-diagnosed men to test the hypothesis that both type of factors predict AUDs but only proximal factors influence treatment-seeking. Analyses of variance with contrasts were used to compare the means for risk factors between men with an AUD and AUD-free men and – given an AUD diagnosis – between men who were treated for an AUD and untreated men (n=181).

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - May 27, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Alan Feingold, Deborah M. Capaldi, Lee D. Owen Source Type: research