Depression and alcoholism

Depression and alcoholism.

Drinking alcohol-containing beverages is a common habit in Western countries. In most Western societies, at least 90% of people consume alcohol at some time during their lives, and 30% or more of drinkers develop alcohol-related life problems. Severe alcohol-related life impairment, alcohol dependence, is observed at some time during their lives in 10% of men and 3–5% of women, with an addition...

Alcoholism and depression.

Alcoholism and depression are entangled in many ways and appear in many combinations. In spite of this fact, to this problem is rarely given sufficient attention which results in poor diagnostic and inadequate therapeutic approach with all the consequences this engenders. The frequency of depression in alcoholics is investigated here with the object of finding out to what extent it can be succe...

Alcoholism and depression.

Is there a genetic relationship between alcoholism and depression?

The Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) seeks to identify genes contributing to alcoholism and related traits (i.e., phenotypes), including depression. Among alcoholic subjects the COGA study found an increased prevalence of depressive syndrome (i.e., depression that may or may not occur in conjunction with increased drinking). This combination of alcoholism and depression ...

The management of depression in alcoholism and drug addiction.