Harmful drinking may be a cause and an effect of psychological distress, and compromises the effects of treatment for psychiatric conditions. There is a paucity of studies investigating patterns of alcohol consumption among patients with stress-induced exhaustion disorder (SED). The aims of this investigation were (1) to assess the prevalence of self-rated hazardous drinking in a sample of 808 Swedish patients with SED (mean age 43 ± 9 years, 84% women), and (2) to investigate differences in sociodemographic variables, psychological symptoms, health-related quality of life, and sleep variables between patients with different drinking patterns The design was cross-sectional and data were collected with questionnaires at pre-treatment. Twelve percent of female and 13% of male patients reported Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) scores indicating hazardous drinking. Female patients with hazardous drinking reported higher levels of anxiety and depression and lower mental wellbeing, than other women. Female patients reporting no drinking reported poorer physical function and more pain, than other women. No differences were seen between male patients with different drinking patterns. Although patients with SED report a lower frequency of harmful drinking than other psychiatric samples, alcohol consumption needs to be addressed in the assessment and treatment of this condition.

有害饮酒可能是心理困扰的原因和结果，并损害了针对精神疾病的治疗效果。缺乏研究以调查压力应激性疲劳症（SED）患者的饮酒模式。这项研究的目的是（1）在808名瑞典SED患者（平均年龄43±9岁，84％的女性）中评估自我评定的危险饮酒的患病率，以及（2）研究社会人口统计学的差异不同饮酒方式的患者之间的变量，心理症状，健康相关的生活质量和睡眠变量设计为横断面，在治疗前通过问卷收集数据。12％的女性患者和13％的男性患者报告了酒精使用障碍识别测试（AUDIT）评分，表明危险饮酒。与其他女性相比，危险饮酒的女性患者报告的焦虑和抑郁水平较高，心理健康水平较低。与其他女性相比，未饮酒的女性患者身体机能较差，疼痛加剧。不同饮酒方式的男性患者之间没有差异。尽管SED患者报告的有害饮酒频率低于其他精神科样本，但在评估和治疗这种情况时需要解决饮酒问题。与其他女性相比，未饮酒的女性患者身体机能较差，疼痛加剧。不同饮酒方式的男性患者之间没有差异。尽管SED患者报告的有害饮酒频率低于其他精神科样本，但在评估和治疗这种情况时需要解决饮酒问题。与其他女性相比，未饮酒的女性患者身体机能较差，疼痛加剧。不同饮酒方式的男性患者之间没有差异。尽管SED患者报告的有害饮酒频率低于其他精神科样本，但在评估和治疗这种状况时需要解决饮酒问题。