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KMID : 0895320170260010013
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Korean Journal of Research in Gerontology
2017 Volume.26 No. 1 p.13 ~ p.22
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The Need for Longitudinal Studies on Co-occurring Alcohol Use and Anxiety Disorders among Older Adults
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Kim Seung-Youn
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Abstract
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Co-occurring alcohol use and anxiety disorders is common in older adults and contributes to poor health
outcomes, higher health care utilization, heightened mortality, and social dysfunction in later life. Although
there are several proposed theoretical explanations for the association between drinking and mental health
disorders (e.g., the precipitation model, the self-medication model, and the mutual maintenance model), few
studies have tested the longitudinal time-dependent relationship between alcohol use and anxiety disorders in later life, in part, because longitudinal studies are limited. Better understanding of the temporal sequence of the relationship between alcohol use and anxiety disorders will have implications for improving prevention and treatment programs for at-risk drinking and anxiety in the older population.
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KEYWORD
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Co-occurring alcohol use and anxiety disorders, Longitudinal relationship, Older adults, Clinical implications
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