Heavy Drinking Linked to Depression

Most of us who have done heavy drinking know that depressive episodes tend to follow so this study does not tell us anything new but it is good to see it researched.  I would like to see studies on the long term depressive nature of alcohol.

 This study suggests that heavy drinking occasions are risk factors for depressive symptoms independently of the total alcohol consumption. This result indicates that greater emphasis should be placed on the drinking pattern when counselling individuals on alcohol and its health-related consequences. The alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) includes a question of frequency of heavy drinking occasions and that can be used in screening people with unfavourable drinking habits.

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