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Comorbidity of Depression & Alcohol Use Disorders

Comorbidity of Depression & Alcohol Use Disorders

Major depression affects approximately 10 million Americans or roughly 5% of the population and is the leading cause of disability in the United States. Similarly, alcohol problems, including at-risk drinking, alcohol abuse, and alcohol dependence, are highly prevalent. Patients with depression frequently have alcohol problems. Alcohol problems in depressed patients present diagnostic and management challenges and may adversely affect the course of depression and its response to standard therapies. It is important to understand the psychobiology of the comorbidity of depression and alcohol use disorders and to develop new treatment modalities for patients with this comorbidity. This book will contribute to this goal. The contributors to this book are the best international experts in the field of the comorbidity of depression and alcohol use disorders. This important book will be of interest to physicians, psychologists, mental health counselors, other clinicians, medical and psychology students, and medical residents.

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers.

Editor: Leo Sher, M.D.

Chapter abstracts:
1 The Epidemiology of Major Depression and Alcohol Dependence
2 The Relationship between Depression, Alcohol Use Disorder and Coping Motives for Drinking among Canadian Men and Women
3 The Alcohol-Depression Hypothesis: Gender and the Prevalence of Depression among Jews
4 Addressing Alcohol Use among Depressed Patients
5 Treatment of Comorbid Depression and Alcohol Abuse/Dependence with Antidepressant Medications
6 Alcohol Misuse and Seasonal Changes in Mood and Behavior
7 Adolescence: The Emergence of Alcohol Use and Depressive Disorders
8 Clinical Features of Comorbid Depression and Alcohol Abuse in Adolescents
9 Parental Influences on Internalizing and Externalizing Pathways to Alcohol Use and Alcohol Related Problems
10 The Consequences of Parental Alcohol Abuse for Psychiatric Problems in Adolescence
11 The Relationship Between Insecure Attachment and Deficits in the Ability to Cope with Stress: Attachment Theory as a Framework for Understanding the Etiology of Suicidal Behavior and Alcohol Use Disorders
12 Neuropathology of Depression, Alcoholism, and Their Comorbidity in the Human Prefrontal Cortex