Depression and Alcoholism, Disorders Tied Together
Alcohol is used by people for creating a good mood but in essence it is one of the main causes of depression. Alcoholism will produce many of the signs and symptoms of depression.
Although there are no scientific proofs that depression would cause alcoholism, the two disorders are commonly met together in the same patient. 30 – 50 percents of all alcoholics are suffering from major depression.
What one should know about alcoholism and depression:
- - People are predisposed to alcoholism and depression if they have family history of either of them.
- - Depression may relapse if alcoholism appears
- - Prompt medical attention is of vital importance for people suffering from major depression which become alcoholics because of the risk of suicide.
- - Recovering alcoholics with history of depression must be closely monitored because in the first step of the withdrawal the symptoms are the worse.
- - The symptoms of depression decrease a lot 3-4 weeks in recovered alcoholics.
- - The rate of suicide is very high for alcoholic depressed persons