depression risk_factor_for alcohol
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Age-varying associations between substance use behaviors and depressive symptoms during adolescence and young adulthood.
(2015)
PMID:26483358
cited
adolescents at-risk for depression may be more likely to use alcohol for self-medication
confidence: 0.90
Response to alcohol in women: role of the menstrual cycle and a family history of alcoholism.
(2011)
PMID:20888148
cited
depression predicts increased alcohol consumption
confidence: 0.90
An exploration of attitudes among black Americans towards psychiatric genetic research.
(2009)
PMID:19614555
cited
depression often preceded alcohol ... which in turn exacerbated the tendency to depression.
confidence: 0.92