TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Drinking to cope and alcohol use and abuse in unipolar depression: a 10-year model
JO  - Journal of abnormal psychology
A1  - Holahan, Charles J.
A1  - Moos, Rudolf H.
A1  - Holahan, Carole K.
A1  - Cronkite, Ruth C.
A1  - Randall, Patrick K.
SP  - 159
EP  - 165
VL  - 112
IS  - 1
N2  - This study examined drinking to cope with distress and drinking behavior in a baseline sample of 412 unipolar depressed patients assessed 4 times over a 10-year period. Baseline drinking to cope operated prospectively as a risk factor for more alcohol consumption at 1-, 4-, and 10-year follow-ups and for more drinking problems at 1- and 4-year follow-ups. Findings elucidate a key mechanism in this process by showing that drinking to cope strengthened the link between depressive symptoms and drinking behavior. Individuals who had a stronger propensity to drink to cope at baseline showed a stronger connection between depressive symptoms and both alcohol consumption and drinking problems.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-843X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -