in follow-up (AOR=3.94, CI=1.82-8.52, p=0.001), whereas a weaker association of self-medication with dependence was found among those without a treatment history (AOR=1.97, CI=0.50-7.76, p=0.326). Drinking to self-medicate mood symptoms was strongly associated with persistence of alcohol dependence among those with and without a treatment history (AOR=4.81, CI=2.91-7.94, p<0.001 and AOR=2.18, CI=1.27-3.74, p=0.006, respectively), but those with a treatment history had a significantly stronger association with persistent dependence (F[1, 61]=4.95, p=0.030).
