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- Title
A prospective study of sex-specific effects of major depression on alcohol consumption.
- Authors
Wang, JianLi; Wang, J; Patten, S B
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>To evaluate the impact of major depression on alcohol use in the Canadian general population.<bold>Method: </bold>This study was based on a 2-year follow-up of the Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS) longitudinal cohort. Subjects reporting various patterns of drinking, with and without major depression, were selected using the 1994-95 NPHS data. Data collected during a reevaluation of these subjects 2 years later were analyzed to determine whether having major depression at the 1994-95 interview predicted subsequent changes in drinking patterns.<bold>Results: </bold>Subjects who were depressed in 1994-95 were generally not at higher risk of starting drinking or drinking more frequently than once a week. However, women who were depressed, especially those who were 19 years old or older, were at higher risk of having 5 or more drinks at least once monthly.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>These results confirm that mood disorders can impact on alcohol consumption in women. A component of the well-known association between alcohol consumption and major depression is due to "reverse" causal effects. Proper management of depression in women may contribute to the prevention of problem drinking.
- Subjects
CANADA; WOMEN; AFFECTIVE disorders; ALCOHOL drinking; DIAGNOSIS of alcoholism; ALCOHOLISM; COMPARATIVE studies; MENTAL depression; LONGITUDINAL method; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; SEX distribution; EVALUATION research; PREDICTIVE tests
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2001, Vol 46, Issue 5, p422
- ISSN
0706-7437
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/070674370104600507