Priority 14 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What is the relationship between alcohol-related liver disease and mental illness? (JLA PSP Priority 14) | |
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| Overall ranking | 14 |
| JLA question ID | 0044/14 |
| Explanatory note (including examples of original survey submissions) | While research has shown an association between psychological distress and liver disease generally, the extent of such a relationship in ARLD patients and mental illness as a contributing aetiology and/or effect of ARLD is unknown. "What is the correlation with mental health and alcohol-related liver disease?" "Is alcohol-related liver disease associated with an increased risk of mental illness and if so is this different compared with similar drinkers who do not have liver disease?" |
| Evidence | None identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Oral and Gastrointestinnal |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Submitted by | 1 patient and 1 professional |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0044 |
| PSP name | Alcohol-related Liver Disease |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 45 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 16 September 2016 |