School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, Austin, TX 78712–0358, USA.
Am J Addict. 2011 Sep-Oct;20(5):420-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00149.x. Epub 2011 Jul 18.
Previous studies provide conflicting information on the relationship between drinking and mental health problems in older men and women. This paper addresses the relationship of binge/heavy drinking to psychological distress in community-dwelling older men and women. The study sample consisted of subjects aged 50 and older (n = 2,462 men and 2,863 women) who participated in the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Men and women who drank and drank heavily were compared, and ordinary least squares regression analysis was used to examine the association between drinking and psychological distress after demographic factors and health status were controlled for. Binge/heavy drinking was found to be related to psychological distress in older women, but not in older men. Though findings on the relationship between heavy drinking and psychological distress in men and women are not consistent across studies, older men and women should be assessed for both conditions in clinical settings.
先前的研究提供了相互矛盾的信息，说明饮酒与老年男女心理健康问题之间的关系。本文探讨了社区居住的老年男女中狂饮/重度饮酒与心理困扰之间的关系。研究样本包括年龄在 50 岁及以上的参与者（男性 2462 人，女性 2863 人），他们参加了 2008 年全国毒品使用和健康调查。比较了饮酒和大量饮酒的男性和女性，并在控制了人口统计学因素和健康状况后，使用普通最小二乘法回归分析来检验饮酒与心理困扰之间的关联。结果发现，狂饮/重度饮酒与老年女性的心理困扰有关，但与老年男性无关。尽管关于男性和女性重度饮酒与心理困扰之间关系的研究结果不一致，但在临床环境中，应评估老年男女的这两种情况。
