Predictors of alcohol dependence relapse during recurrence of major depression.

J Addict Dis

Depression Evaluation Service, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York 10032, USA.

Published: September 2013

This study sought to determine clinical predictors of alcohol relapse during recurrence of major depression. The total sample included 2,820 adults with a history of alcohol dependence who had a comorbid current episode of major depression. Twenty-six percent had a relapse of alcohol dependence. Relapsers were more likely to be male, single, less educated, and younger than non-relapsers. Early onset alcohol dependence and past year drug use disorder significantly increased the likelihood of relapse. Early onset substance use dependence is a more powerful predictor of alcohol relapse than early onset major depression.

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