Aim This study examined the association between drinking behavior patterns and
depressive symptoms after alcohol abstinence in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) …

Background Habitual behaviors, rather than goal‐oriented behaviors, mainly characterize
drinking patterns in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD). However, few studies have …

Background Depression commonly co-occurs with alcohol use disorders but predictors of
depression treatment outcome in patients with both conditions are not well established …

Background: According to the self-medication hypothesis, individuals with depression and
anxiety disorders use alcohol to control their symptoms and subsequently become …

Purpose: There has been little research into the effects of therapies for alcohol dependence
in Japanese patients with depression and drinking problems. The aim of this study was to: 1) …

Treatment-seeking patients (N= 233) were recruited as they started a course of relapse
prevention and coping with depression. The mean Beck depression inventory (BDI-II) score …

Background: Although depression is common among alcohol and tobacco dependent
patients, its impact on treatment outcomes is not well established. The purpose of this study …

Objective: There is a lack of empirical knowledge on how different comorbid disorders and
symptoms change in the course of initial abstinence and withdrawal. The aim of this study is …

Background Depressive symptoms are common during abstinence from psychoactive
substances. Research caveats limit the study of persistence of significant depressive …

The presence of depression in alcohol-dependent persons is likely to influence treatment
process and outcomes. Identification of depression is important though not every depressed …