Changes in alcohol use as a function of psychological distress and social support following COVID-19 related University closings.
William V. Lechner,Kimberly R. Laurene,Sweta Patel,Megan Anderson,Chelsea Grega,Deric R. Kenne +5 more
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The need for universities to offer services and programs to students that will minimize risk factors and maximize protective factors in order to reduce or prevent alcohol abuse during the coronavirus pandemic is highlighted.About:
This article is published in Addictive Behaviors.The article was published on 2020-06-26 and is currently open access. It has received 211 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Alcohol abuse & Social support.read more
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Alcohol use and mental health during COVID-19 lockdown: A cross-sectional study in a sample of UK adults.
Louis Jacob,Lee Smith,Nicola C. Armstrong,Anita Yakkundi,Yvonne Barnett,Laurie T. Butler,Daragh T. McDermott,Ai Koyanagi,Jae Il Shin,Jacob D. Meyer,Joseph Firth,Olivia Remes,Guillermo F. López-Sánchez,Mark A. Tully +13 more
TL;DR: More than one in six UK adults increased their alcohol consumption during lockdown and a higher proportion of these were younger adults compared to older adults as discussed by the authors, indicating that increased alcohol consumption was associated with poor overall mental health, increased depressive symptoms and lower mental wellbeing.
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Alcohol and other substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.
Amanda Roberts,Jim Rogers,Rachael Mason,Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena,Todd Hogue,Gregory Adam Whitley,Graham R. Law +6 more
TL;DR: A systematic review of all available evidence was carried out to document and interpret the frequency and severity of alcohol and other substance use during the Covid-19 pandemic and their relationship to demographic and mental health variables that may suggest further clinical implications as discussed by the authors.
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Consumption Practices during the COVID-19 Crisis
TL;DR: In this article, a two-stage design is adopted: the first stage adopts an exploratory strategy to identify consumption-related themes using netnography, while the second stage explores these themes further to gain a deeper insight through 13 semi-structured interviews.
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Changes in Alcohol Consumption Among College Students Due to COVID-19: Effects of Campus Closure and Residential Change.
TL;DR: Examination of changes in drinking as a result of campus closure due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), focusing on the influence of living situation, suggests returning to live with parents during emerging adulthood may be protective for heavy drinking.
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Longer time spent at home during COVID-19 pandemic is associated with binge drinking among US adults.
TL;DR: Specific COVID-19-related stressors are related to alcohol consumption which highlights the ancillary and unintended effects of the CO VID-19 pandemic which could have long-lasting population health consequences.
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