Breaking down barriers between liver, addiction, and mental health services for people with alcohol-related liver disease.
Dhanda, Ashwin D Allgar, Victoria Bhala, Neeraj Callaghan, Lynne Castro, Joana Chokshi, Shilpa Clements, Amanda Drummond, Colin Forrest, Ewan H Manning, Lesle
Dhanda, Ashwin D
Allgar, Victoria
Bhala, Neeraj
Callaghan, Lynne
Castro, Joana
Chokshi, Shilpa
Clements, Amanda
Drummond, Colin
Forrest, Ewan H
Manning, Lesle
Abstract
Alcohol use is the third leading risk factor for death and disability in the UK, estimated to affect 600 000 people in England alone, 1 and costs the UK National Health Service (NHS) £3·5 billion a year. 2 27 people in the UK die every day as a consequence of alcohol misuse. Data from the Office for National Statistics show that in 2022, there were 10 048 deaths from alcohol-related causes, the highest number on record (32·8% higher than the number of deaths in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic). 3 Sadly, these records are not new trends: a decade ago, the Lancet Commission on liver disease in the UK recognised harmful alcohol use as the main driver of liver disease that needs to be urgently addressed. 1 In 2017, the James Lind Alliance conducted a priority setting partnership to identify the top alcohol-related liver disease research questions. 4 Disappointingly, since then little progress has been made and hospital admissions and mortality from alcohol-related liver disease continue to rise year on year.
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Date
2024-06-25
Type
Article
Subject
Mental health, Gastroenterology, Psychology
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Citation
Dhanda AD, Allgar V, Bhala N, Callaghan L, Castro J, Chokshi S, Clements A, Drummond C, Forrest EH, Manning L, Parker R, Shawcross DL, Towey J. Breaking down barriers between liver, addiction, and mental health services for people with alcohol-related liver disease. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Oct;9(10):903-905. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(24)00189-4. Epub 2024 Jun 25.
Journal / Source Title
The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology
DOI
10.1016/S2468-1253(24)00189-4
PMID
38942038
Publisher
Elsevier