Study results from University Medical Center broaden understanding of alcoholism risk factors

Scientists discuss in "Origin of the comorbidity of anxiety disorders and alcohol dependence: findings of a general population study" new findings in alcoholism. According to recent research from Amsterdam, Netherlands, "A representative general population sample (n=7,076) was used to study retrospectively and prospectively the nature of the relationship between co-morbid alcohol dependence and anxiety disorders. Four different models were tested: (1) anxiety disorders increase the risk of alcohol dependence; (2) alcohol dependence increases the risk of anxiety disorders; (3) family history or childhood traumatisation increase the risk of both alcohol dependence and anxiety disorders, and...

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