BACKGROUND We examined the association between parental alcohol use disorders and patterns of alcohol consumption and DSM-IV alcohol use disorders in their offspring in a community-based sample of young adults. METHODS Data are based on baseline and 4-year follow-up data of 2427 respondents aged 14-24 at baseline. Alcohol use and disorders in respondents were assessed using the Munich-Composi...

BACKGROUND Conduct disorder (CD), alcohol dependence (AD), and illicit drug dependence (IDD) frequently co-occur. This paper describes the result of an investigation of the extent to which comorbid alcohol and illicit drug dependence in adolescents are explained by etiological factors in common with conduct disorder. METHODS Participants were 645 MZ twin pairs, 702 DZ twin pairs, 429 biologic...

It is highly recommended to promptly assess depression in heart disease patients as it represents a crucial risk factor which may result in premature deaths following acute cardiac events and a more severe psychopathology, even in cases of subsequent nonfatal cardiac events. Patients and professionals often underestimate or misjudge depressive symptomatology as cardiac symptoms; hence, quick, r...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescence is related to substance use disorders (SUDs) in adulthood and whether conduct disorder (CD) mediates this relationship. DESIGN A prospective design incorporating 5 assessments in participants spanning the mean ages of 14 to 37 years. Two baseline assessments were taken at ages 14 and 16 years, and 3...

Objectives—To determine whether attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adolescence (ADHD) is related to substance use disorders (SUDs) in adulthood, and whether conduct disorder (CD) mediates this relationship. Design—A prospective design incorporating five assessments, spanning the mean ages of 14 to 37. Two baseline assessments were taken at ages 14 and 16, and three outcome assessments ...

OBJECTIVE The short-term effect of an adverse parental child rearing style on suicidality in adolescence has been extensively discussed. Nevertheless, little is known about the long-term effect of adverse parental child rearing on lifetime suicidality in adulthood. So the present study aims to examine the relation between parental bonding on the one hand and suicidality in adulthood on the othe...

We examined the prevalence, correlates, and psychiatric comorbidities of community-dwelling subjects with problematic Internet use (PIU). In an epidemiological survey of mental disorders among Korean adults conducted in 2006, 6510 subjects (aged 18-64 years) completed the Korean version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview for DSM-IV psychiatric disorders; Diagnostic Interview Sc...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the general population prevalence or severity of DSM-IV mental disorders. OBJECTIVE To estimate 12-month prevalence, severity, and comorbidity of DSM-IV anxiety, mood, impulse control, and substance disorders in the recently completed US National Comorbidity Survey Replication. DESIGN AND SETTING Nationally representative face-to-face household survey conduc...

OBJECTIVE Our objectives were (a) to determine which common mental disorders are associated with asthma in the general population after controlling for age and sex, and (b) to assess whether the associations of mental disorders with asthma are consistent across diverse countries. METHOD Eighteen population surveys of household-residing adults were carried out in 17 countries (N=85,088). Menta...

BACKGROUND Symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) have been observed. However, it is unclear whether rates of threshold depression and anxiety disorders according to DSM-IV criteria in such patients are also elevated. METHODS 238 RLS patients were assessed with a standardized diagnostic interview (Munich-Composite International Diagnostic Interview fo...