Alcohol and Violence in the Emergency Room: A Review and Perspectives from Psychological and Social Sciences
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Need for New Perspectives in ER Research
1.2. Research Methodology
1.2.1. Selection of Studies
1.2.2. Participants and Patients
1.2.3. Outcome Measurements
1.2.4. Electronic Search Strategy
1.2.5. Results of the Electronic Search
2. Effects of Alcohol on Violence-Related Injuries in Emergency Rooms
2.1. General Statistics
2.2. International and Cultural Comparisons
3. Is Alcohol a Cause or a Consequence of Violence-Related Injuries?
3.1. How Neurobiological Effects of Drinking Influence Aggression?
3.2. Social-Cognitive Explanations of Alcohol-Related Aggression: Do Beliefs about Alcohol Influence Aggression?
3.3. Contributions from Implicit Social Cognition: The Model of Automaticity
3.4. Interaction with Personality Variables: Does Personality Explains Alcohol-Related Aggression?
4. Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Research
4.1. Developing New Intervention Procedures
4.2. Addressing the Current Methodological Limitations in ER Studies
4.3. Improving Existing Procedures
Reference | Year | Location | Alcohol consumption measure | Nb of participants | Injured % positive BAC * (n) | Injured % positive self-report (n) | Injured % w/ violence positive BAC (n) | Injured % w/ violence positive self-report (n) |
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Cunningham et al. [8] | 2003 | USA | Self-report | 320 | 4,3 (CAGE *)/10,7 (TWEAK *) | 15,5 (CAGE)/25,6 (TWEAK) | ||
Cherpitel [116] | 1984-85 | USA (San Francisco) | BAC | 205 | 14 | 44 | ||
Borges et al. [14] | 2001-02 | Argentina | Self-report | 447 | - | 17,5 | - | 48,1 |
2001-02 | Mexico | Self-report | 455 | - | 10,3 | - | 51 | |
2001-02 | Brasil | Self-report | 489 | - | 9,7 | - | 36 | |
Cherpitel & Ye [22] | 2002-03 | Argentina | Self-report | 538 | - | 25,8 | - | 57,64 |
2002-03 | Australia | Self-report | 568 | - | 20,5 | - | 63,63 | |
2002-03 | Belarus | Self-report | 402 | - | 28,4 | - | 81,39 | |
2002-03 | Brasil | Self-report | 335 | - | 13,9 | - | 47,05 | |
2002-03 | Canada | Self-report | 447 | - | 12,7 | - | 87,09 | |
2002-03 | China | Self-report | 209 | - | 43,6 | - | 56,86 | |
2002-03 | Czech Republic | Self-report | 424 | - | 7,8 | - | 31,25 | |
2002-03 | India | Self-report | 136 | - | 70,7 | - | 84,5 | |
2002-03 | Mexico | Self-report | 655 | - | 23,4 | - | 62,07 | |
2002-03 | Mozambique | Self-report | 269 | - | 22,5 | - | 44,92 | |
2002-03 | Poland | Self-report | 509 | - | 8,3 | - | 63,26 | |
2002-03 | South Africa | Self-report | 280 | - | 72,6 | - | 86,73 | |
2002-03 | Sweden | Self-report | 84 | - | 13,9 | - | 60 | |
2002-03 | USA | Self-report | 1443 | - | 19,1 | - | 54,54 | |
2002-03 | Spain | Self-report | 837 | - | 20,8 | - | 43,58 | |
MacDonald et al. [85] | 2005 | USA | BAC & Self-report | 3272 | 29,7 | 50,5 | - | - |
2005 | Mexico | BAC & Self-report | 2587 | 36,8 | 49,8 | - | - | |
2005 | Canada | BAC & Self-report | 572 | 61,1 | 84,9 | - | - | |
2005 | Australia | BAC & Self-report | 872 | 42,7 | 60,9 | - | - | |
2005 | Spain | BAC & Self-report | 1652 | 25 | 36 | - | - | |
2005 | Argentina | BAC & Self-report | 351 | 24 | 47,3 | - | - | |
Weschler et al. [12] | 1967 | USA (Boston) | BAC | 5622 | 23 | 19 | 56 | - |
Peppiatt et al. [117] | 1976-1977 | UK (Exeter) | BAC | 10 | - | 45 | - | |
Walsch & Mcleod [118] | 1980 | Scotland (Broxburn) | BAC | 754 | 14 | - | 70 | - |
Papoz et al. [119] | 1982-1983 | France (Paris & other towns) | BAC | 4789 | 32 | - | 64 | - |
Yates et al. [120] | UK (Salford) | BAC | 1005 | 14 | - | 60 | - | |
Cherpitel & Parès [121] | 1985 | USA (Contra Costa) | BAC | 866 | 9 | - | 26 | - |
1987-1988 | Spain (Barcelona) | BAC | 1601 | 10 | - | 25 | - | |
Rosovsky et al. [122] | 1986 | Mexico (Mexico City) | BAC | 1708 | 12 | - | 37 | - |
Cherpitel [14] | 1986-1987 | USA (Contra Costa) | BAC | 1326 | 14 | - | 25 | - |
Cherpitel [19] | 1989 | USA (Contra Costa) | BAC | 367 | 7 | - | 17 | - |
Borgès, Cherpitel & Rosovsky [30] | 1986 | Mexico (Mexico City) | BAC & Self-report | 2507 | 3,6 | 7,9 (0,001-100g) | 43,2 | 26,1 (0,001-100g) |
Borgès et al. [123] | 1996 | Mexico (Pachuca) | Self-report | 127 (ER) 920 (Household) | 2,3 (Household) | 38,5 | ||
Wright & Kariya [25] | Scotland (Paisley) | Self-report | - | 15 | 60 | |||
Cherpitel et al. [16] | USA (Jackson) | BAC & Self-report | - | 7 | 14 | 35 | 55 | |
USA (Contra Costa) | BAC & Self-report | - | 8 | 11 | 22 | 45 | ||
MacDonald et al. [124] | Canada (Edmonton, Quebec City) | BAC & Self-report | - | 9 | 17 | 61 | 84 | |
Peden et al. [125] | South Africa (Cape Town) | BAC & Self-report | - | 52 | 36 | 70 | 60 | |
Vinson et al. [43] | USA (Columbia) | BAC & Self-report | - | 9 | 12 | 43 | 48 |
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Zerhouni, O.; Bègue, L.; Brousse, G.; Carpentier, F.; Dematteis, M.; Pennel, L.; Swendsen, J.; Cherpitel, C. Alcohol and Violence in the Emergency Room: A Review and Perspectives from Psychological and Social Sciences. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2013, 10, 4584-4606. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10104584
Zerhouni O, Bègue L, Brousse G, Carpentier F, Dematteis M, Pennel L, Swendsen J, Cherpitel C. Alcohol and Violence in the Emergency Room: A Review and Perspectives from Psychological and Social Sciences. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2013; 10(10):4584-4606. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10104584
Chicago/Turabian StyleZerhouni, Oulmann, Laurent Bègue, Georges Brousse, Françoise Carpentier, Maurice Dematteis, Lucie Pennel, Joel Swendsen, and Cheryl Cherpitel. 2013. "Alcohol and Violence in the Emergency Room: A Review and Perspectives from Psychological and Social Sciences" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 10, no. 10: 4584-4606. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10104584