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JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 112, Issue 1, Pages 159-165Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.112.1.159
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- NIAAA NIH HHS [AA12718] Funding Source: Medline
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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 bad a stronger propensity to drink to cope at baseline showed a stronger connection between depressive symptoms and both alcohol consumption and drinking problems.
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