The Continuum of Recovery from Alcohol Dependence: From Addiction Remission to Complete Mental Health.

Substance Use & Misuse
Melissa L RedmondEsme Fuller-Thomson

Abstract

Few representative studies have examined optimal mental health among those with a history of alcohol dependence (AD). In a representative sample of Canadians with a history of AD, to determine prevalence of, and factors associated with 1) remission from AD, 2) the absence of Substance Dependence and Psychiatric Disorders (SDPD) in the past year, and 3) complete mental health (CMH). Secondary analysis of a publicly available Statistics Canada database, the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey-Mental Health (820 adults with AD history; 19,945 without AD). Lifetime AD, past-year remission from AD, and previous 12-month absence of SDPD were determined using World Health Organisation Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WHO-CIDI) measures. Individuals are classified as being in CMH if they possessed social and psychological well-being, happiness or life satisfaction and absence of SDPD. Over 70% of those with a history of AD were in remission, 52% were without past-year SDPD, and 38% of respondents were in CMH. Positive outcomes were more common among married respondents, older individuals, those with higher level of social support, and those who had never had major depressive disorders or generalised anxiety disorders. Th...Continue Reading

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