Co-occurring depression and alcohol-use disorders in South-East Asia: a narrative review

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dc.creatorYatan Pal Singh Balhara
dc.creatorPrashant Gupta
dc.creatorDeeksha Elwadhi
dc.date2019-11-04T09:52:51Z
dc.date2019-11-04T09:52:51Z
dc.date2017-04-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-03T14:29:18Z
dc.descriptionDepression and alcohol-use disorders frequently co-occur and the presence of one augments the adverseconsequences of the other. This article reviews and synthesizes the available literature on depression andalcohol-use disorders from the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region, with respect toepidemiology, screening instruments, interventions and services, and policy. In common with other low- andmiddle-income settings, data from this region on co-occurring depression and alcohol-use disorders arescarce. The wide variations in language and cultural diversity within the countries of this region further makethe identification and management of people with co-occurring depression and alcohol-use disorders a majorchallenge. A range of interventions for individuals with the two disorders have been studied. However, mostof this work has been done in high-income countries, highlighting the need to explore the effectiveness andcost effectiveness of various pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in the WHO South-EastAsia Region. Much of this region comprises low-resource settings, with a dearth of trained personnel andresources. Flexible transdiagnostic approaches, delivered by community health workers and integrated intoprimary health care may be a pragmatic approach. Such services should form part of strengthened nationalresponses to alcohol-related public health problems across the region.
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dc.identifier2224-3151 (Print)
dc.identifier2304-5272 (Electronic)
dc.identifierhttps://iris.who.int/handle/10665/329601
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/267485
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWorld Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia
dc.relationWHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health
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dc.subjectalcohol
dc.subjectalcohol-use disorders
dc.subjectco-occurring disorders
dc.subjectdepression
dc.subjectdual disorders
dc.subjectSouth-East Asia
dc.titleCo-occurring depression and alcohol-use disorders in South-East Asia: a narrative review
dc.typeJournal articles

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