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Journal: Alcohol Causes Depression Rather Than Curing It

(2/19/2013)

Journal: Alcohol Causes Depression Rather Than Curing It
Examiner
February 12, 2013

Bouts of depression are often the direct result of alcohol intake, according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. In a February 12 preview of the article, the researchers linked alcohol abuse and the disease of alcoholism to a third of depressive episodes. These periods of depression are different than depressive episodes caused by other life events.

View the full article here: http://www.examiner.com/article/journal-alcohol-causes-depression-rather-than-curing-it

Keywords: alcohol, depression, drugs, alcoholism, cure, cause

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