Objective: Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with decreased risk for depression,
but it remains unclear whether this is a causal relationship or a methodological artifact. To …

Background: Increased alcohol consumption has been associated with depression and
alcoholism, but whether these associations are causal remains unclear. We tested whether …

Background A relatively large body of literature examines the association between
depression and alcohol consumption, with evidence suggesting a bidirectional causal …

OBJECTIVE: Although numerous studies have demonstrated a positive association between
depressive symptoms and alcohol problems and related disorders, it remains unclear …

Background and Aims The interrelationship between alcohol consumption and depression
is complex, and the direction of the association is unclear. We investigated whether alcohol …

Aims To examine the literature on the associations between alcohol use disorders (AUD)
and major depression (MD), and to evaluate the evidence for the existence of a causal …

Objectives. We examined the association between moderate alcohol use and depressive
mood among young adults before and after adjustment for demographic, health, and …

Background Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) studies have provided conflicting
evidence for the mood regulation tenet that people drink in response to positive and …

Abstract Background and Aims Alcohol use disorders (AUD) are often comorbid with
depressive symptoms. Cohort studies on the association between AUD and subsequent …

In the clinical context, alcohol use is typically a problem to be reduced or eliminated.
Patients presenting with depression, anxiety, or other non-substance-related mental …