Predicting the new onset of perceived need for care and help-seeking for alcohol use disorders in the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions
| dc.contributor.author | Oleski, Janine | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Tefft, Bruce (Psychology) Roberts, Lance (Sociology) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Cox, Brian (Psychology) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-10-11T19:03:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-10-11T19:03:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-10-11 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Psychology | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts (M.A.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Epidemiologic studies have found that approximately one third of individuals will experience either alcohol abuse or dependence during their lifetime. However, only a minority will seek help or perceive a need for help. The purpose of this thesis is to provide a longitudinal investigation of the predictors of new onset perceived need for care and help-seeking in individuals with a lifetime alcohol use disorder who have no prior history of perceived need or help-seeking. Methods: Data were drawn from Waves 1 and 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC; n=34,653), a 3-year longitudinal nationally representative survey of the United States population. Results: Respondents with an incidence of perceived need and help-seeking were more likely to be male, younger, less educated, and black. Those who sought help and perceived a need for help were more likely to have a concurrent Axis I or II disorder after controlling for sociodemographic differences and social, legal, economic problems. They also had very high odds of having a persistent alcohol use disorder (OR=4.68) and experiencing social or legal problems related to their alcohol use after controlling for sociodemographics and psychiatric comorbidity (AOR’s from 5.59-38.42). Conclusion: Individuals with a history of having no perceived need for care or help-seeking may represent a unique group among those with an alcohol use disorder. Psychiatric comorbidity and social or legal problems related to alcohol use were both independent predictors of perceived need and help-seeking. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | February 2012 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4960 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | alcohol | en_US |
| dc.subject | help-seeking | en_US |
| dc.title | Predicting the new onset of perceived need for care and help-seeking for alcohol use disorders in the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |