Alcoholism and depression in a Swedish female population: co‐morbidity andrisk factors
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Objective: Our aims were to study associations between depressive disorders and alcohol dependence/abuse (ADA) in a female population‐based sample, and to identify risk indicators common to both depressive disorders and ADA. Method: Three hundred and sixteen women in a stratified randomized sample were interviewed face to face. They were asked about their childhood/adolescence and alcohol habits. Clinical lifetime diagnoses according to DSM‐III‐R were made. Depressive disorders includes different mood disorders. Results: Half the women with ADA also had a depressive disorder, and 25% of the women with depressive disorders also had ADA. Alcohol intoxication before the age of 15 and psychological and/or psychiatric problems before the age of 18 years increased the risk for ADA and depressive disorders in our study. Conclusion: Our results support previous findings of an association between depressive disorders and ADA, beginning early in life.
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- Authors
- Spak, L., Spak, F., & Allebeck, P.
- Affiliations
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Spak, Lena
- Venue
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2000-07
- Volume
- 102
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 44-51
- ISSN
- 0001-690X (ISSN-L)
- 1600-0447
- OpenAlex
- W2055444033
- Cited by
- 30
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 2.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Vårdalstiftelsen
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Keywords
- alcoholism, alcohol abuse, depressive disorders, comorbidities, women, risk factors, mood disorders
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Alcoholism, Depressive Disorder, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Family Characteristics, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Middle Aged, Population Surveillance, Risk Factors, Sampling Studies, Socioeconomic Factors, Sweden, Comorbidity
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