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Psychological Distress and Problem Drinking.

Emmanouil Mentzakis¹, Bayard Roberts², Marc Suhrcke³

¹Economics Department, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

Health Economics

|February 3, 2015

Summary

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Harmful alcohol use significantly worsens mental health, increasing psychological distress and the likelihood of poor mental health. Effective alcohol policies could improve mental well-being in the former Soviet Union.

Keywords:

advertising alcohol abuse causality instrumental variables mental health

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Mental Health Research
Econometrics

Background:

Harmful alcohol consumption is a significant public health issue.
Mental health problems are prevalent globally, particularly in post-Soviet nations.
Understanding the causal link between alcohol use and mental health is crucial for policy development.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the causal impact of harmful alcohol use on mental health.
To quantify the relationship between problem drinking and psychological distress.
To assess the effectiveness of alcohol policies in mitigating mental health issues.

Main Methods:

Utilized a flexible two-step instrumental variables approach.
Employed household survey data from nine countries in the former Soviet Union.
Used alcohol advertisements as an instrumental variable for alcohol consumption.

Main Results:

Problem drinking demonstrated a substantial detrimental effect on psychological distress.
Problem drinkers reported a 42% increase in mental health problems.
Problem drinkers had a 15% higher likelihood of reporting very poor mental health.
Ignoring endogeneity underestimated the negative impact of excessive alcohol use.

Conclusions:

Harmful alcohol use has a significant negative impact on mental health.
Effective alcohol policies and treatment services may improve mental well-being.
Addressing alcohol consumption is vital for reducing the burden of mental health problems in the former Soviet Union.