Toward an integrative model for alcohol use and dependence

Serge Combaluzier

Department of Psychology, University of Rouen, Rouen, France.

DOI: 10.4236/ojpsych.2012.24044                

Abstract

Background: If the alcohol use and dependence disorders are differentiated by the pharmaco-dependence, they share complex relationships with other clinical disorders and personality disorders. The purpose of this paper is to produce a model that reflects its relations both among users than among addicts. Method: Data from questionnaires measuring key variables selected for this study have been collected from people with alcohol misuse (n = 83) and alcohol-dependent (n = 81) in rehab. A model of drug dependence has been produced from these data that gives complete satisfaction to the criteria of SEM. Discussion: This model reflects the shift from abuse to a dependent consumption by the presence of feedbacks involving pharmaco-dependence, disturbance of the alcohol consumption by psychological distress and depressive traits. To further guarantee its validity, however it should be tested by collecting data from other surveys.

Keywords

Structural Equation Modelling; Alcohol Abuse; Alcohol Dependence

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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