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Alcohol and Violence in the Emergency Room: A Review and Perspectives from Psychological and Social Sciences

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  • Oulmann Zerhouni

    (Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Psychologie, Personnalité, Cognition, Changement Social, UFR SHS, 1251 avenue Centrale, BP 47, 38040 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Laurent Bègue

    (Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Psychologie, Personnalité, Cognition, Changement Social, UFR SHS, 1251 avenue Centrale, BP 47, 38040 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Georges Brousse

    (CHU Clermont Ferrand, Urgences Adultes, 28 Place Henri Dunant BP 69, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 01, France
    UFR Médecine, Université Clermont 1, Place Henri Dunant, Clermont-Ferrand F-63001, France
    UFR Médecine, Université Clermont 1, EA 7280, Clermont-Ferrand F63001, France
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Françoise Carpentier

    (Centre hospitalier universitaire de Grenoble, CHU de Grenoble BP 217 38043 Grenoble cedex 09, France
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Maurice Dematteis

    (INSERM U1042, Grenoble F-38042, France
    Faculté de Médecine, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble F-38042, France
    CHU, Hôpital Michallon, Addictologie, Grenoble F-38043, France
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Lucie Pennel

    (Faculté de Médecine, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble F-38042, France
    CHU, Hôpital Michallon, Addictologie, Grenoble F-38043, France
    INSERM U836, Equipe 10, Grenoble F-38042, France
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Joel Swendsen

    (CNRS UMR 5287, INCIA, Institut de Neurosciences cognitives et intégratives d'Aquitaine, Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux 2, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Cheryl Cherpitel

    (Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, 6475 Christie Avenue, Suite 400, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

Our objective is to present a focused review of the scientific literature on the effect of alcohol consumption on violence related-injuries assessed in the emergency room (ER) and to show how psychological and behavioral sciences could lead to a better understanding of the factors contributing to alcohol-related injuries in the ER. We retrieved published literature through a detailed search in Academic Search Premier, MEDLINE with Full Text PsycARTICLES, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, PsycINFO, PUBMed and SocINDEX with Full Text for articles related to emergency rooms, medical problems and sociocognitive models addressing alcohol intoxication articles. The first search was conducted in June 2011 and updated until August 2013. Literature shows that compared to uninjured patients; injured ones have a higher probability of: (i) having an elevated blood-alcohol concentration upon arrival at the ER; (ii) reporting having drunk alcohol during the six hours preceding the event; and (iii) suffering from drinking-related consequences that adversely affect their social life. The main neurocognitive and sociocognitive models on alcohol and aggression are also discussed in order to understand the aetiology of violence-related injuries in emergency rooms. Suggestions are made for future research and prevention.

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  • Oulmann Zerhouni & Laurent Bègue & Georges Brousse & Françoise Carpentier & Maurice Dematteis & Lucie Pennel & Joel Swendsen & Cheryl Cherpitel, 2013. "Alcohol and Violence in the Emergency Room: A Review and Perspectives from Psychological and Social Sciences," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-23, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:10:y:2013:i:10:p:4584-4606:d:29129
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    1. Wiley, James A. & Weisner, Constance, 1995. "Drinking in violent and nonviolent events leading to arrest: Evidence from a survey of arrestees," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 23(5), pages 461-476.
    2. Cherpitel, C.J. & Ye, Y. & Bond, J., 2005. "Attributable risk of injury associated with alcohol use: Cross-national data from the emergency room collaborative alcohol analysis project," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 95(2), pages 266-272.
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