The association of alcohol dependence and consumption during adolescence with depression in young adulthood, in England: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The role of alcohol use in the development of depression is unclear. We aimed to investigate whether alcohol dependence, but not high frequency or quantity of consumption, during adolescence increased the risk of depression in young adulthood.

Methods

In this prospective cohort study, we included adolescents who were born to women recruited to the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children in Avon, UK, with delivery dates between April 1, 1991, and Dec 31, 1992. Alcohol dependence and consumption were measured at about age 16 years, 18 years, 19 years, 21 years, and 23 years using the self-reported Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, and at about age 18 years, 21 years, and 23 years using items corresponding to DSM-IV symptoms. The primary outcome was

SUBMITTER: Hammerton G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10659986 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature