The epidemiology of alcohol use in Izmir, Turkey: drinking pattern, impairment and help-seeking
Articles > Article · 2017
Authors: Halis Ulas, Tolga Binbay, Umut KIRLI, Hayriye ELBİ, Koksal Alptekin
SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2017, vol 52, pp 887-899
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-017-1345-5
Summary
There is no report on various patterns of alcohol drinking and related impairment, help-seeking in Turkey. We investigated the 12-month prevalence and correlates of drinking patterns and alcohol use disorders in the general population of Izmir-Turkey, with further analyses on role impairment and help-seeking.