TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Alcohol consumption as a risk factor for anxiety and depression: Results from the longitudinal follow-up of the National Psychiatric Morbidity Survey
JO  - British journal of psychiatry
A1  - Haynes, Jonathan C.
A1  - Farrell, M.
A1  - Singleton, Nicola
A1  - Meltzer, Howard
A1  - Araya, Ricardo
A1  - Lewis, Glyn
A1  - Wiles, Nicola J.
SP  - 544
EP  - 551
VL  - 187
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N2  - BACKGROUND: Longitudinal studies have been in conclusive in identifying alcohol as a risk factor for anxiety and depression. AIMS: To examine whether excessive alcohol consumption is a risk factor for anxiety and depression in the general population, and whether anxiety and depression are risk factors for excessive alcohol consumption. METHOD: Data were analysed from the 18-month follow-up of the Psychiatric Morbidity Among Adults Living in Private Households, 2000 survey. RESULTS: Hazardous and dependent drinking were not associated with onset of anxiety and depression at follow-up. Binge-drinking was non-significantly associated with incident anxiety and depression (adjusted OR=1.36, 95% CI 0.74-2.50). Abstainers were less likely to have new-onset anxiety and depression at follow-up. Anxiety and depression or sub-threshold symptoms at baseline were not associated with incident hazardous or binge-drinking at follow-up, but there was weak evidence linking sub-threshold symptoms with onset of alcohol dependence (adjusted OR=2.04, 95% CI 0.84-4.97). CONCLUSIONS: Excessive alcohol consumption was not associated with the onset of anxiety and depression but abstinence was associated with a lower risk. Sub-threshold symptoms were weakly associated with new-onset alcohol dependence.
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SN  - 0007-1250
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.187.6.544
ID  - ref1
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