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Binge drinking

MedGen UID:
473204
Concept ID:
C0556346
Individual Behavior
Synonyms: Alcohol Consumption, Binge; Binge Alcohol Consumption; Binge Drinking; Drinking, Binge
SNOMED CT: Alcohol binge (228326007); Binge drinking (228326007); Drinking binge (228326007)
 
HPO: HP:6000020

Definition

A pattern of episodic heavy alcohol use characterized by the consumption of a high number of drinks per occasion. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBinge drinking

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Mirijello A, Sestito L, Antonelli M, Gasbarrini A, Addolorato G
Eur J Intern Med 2023 Feb;108:1-8. Epub 2022 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2022.08.013. PMID: 35985955
Kaner EF, Beyer FR, Muirhead C, Campbell F, Pienaar ED, Bertholet N, Daeppen JB, Saunders JB, Burnand B
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Feb 24;2(2):CD004148. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004148.pub4. PMID: 29476653Free PMC Article
Wang F, Li Y, Zhang YJ, Zhou Y, Li S, Li HB
Molecules 2016 Jan 7;21(1):64. doi: 10.3390/molecules21010064. PMID: 26751438Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Ajibo C, Van Griethuysen A, Visram S, Lake AA
Public Health 2024 Feb;227:274-281. Epub 2024 Jan 15 doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.08.024. PMID: 38228408
Frost H, Campbell P, Maxwell M, O'Carroll RE, Dombrowski SU, Williams B, Cheyne H, Coles E, Pollock A
PLoS One 2018;13(10):e0204890. Epub 2018 Oct 18 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204890. PMID: 30335780Free PMC Article
Kaner EF, Beyer FR, Muirhead C, Campbell F, Pienaar ED, Bertholet N, Daeppen JB, Saunders JB, Burnand B
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Feb 24;2(2):CD004148. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004148.pub4. PMID: 29476653Free PMC Article
Gilbert PA, Zemore SE
Soc Sci Med 2016 Jul;161:178-94. Epub 2016 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.06.009. PMID: 27315370Free PMC Article
Zheng YL, Lian F, Shi Q, Zhang C, Chen YW, Zhou YH, He J
BMC Public Health 2015 Aug 12;15:773. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2081-y. PMID: 26264040Free PMC Article

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