Tests of Causal Links Between Alcohol Abuse or Dependence and Major Depression
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- 1 March 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of General Psychiatry
- Vol. 66 (3) , 260-266
Abstract
In recent decades, a large number of studies have examined the comorbidity of a range of mental disorders.1-3 One comorbidity that has been examined in detail is the association between alcohol abuse or dependence (AAD) and major depression (MD).4-6 A number of epidemiological studies have shown that AAD is frequently comorbid with MD.7-17Keywords
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