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Neuroticism and depression in alcoholics
1Psychiatry Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange 07019, USA.
Journal of Affective Disorders
|June 5, 1999
Abstract
Background:
To examine neuroticism as a possible determinant of depression in alcoholics.
Method:
24 euthymic depressed alcoholics and 18 never-depressed alcoholic controls completed the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire.
Result:
Euthymic depressed alcoholics had significantly higher neuroticism scores than alcoholic controls.
Limitation:
No women alcoholics were studied.
Conclusion:
Neuroticism may be a risk factor for depression in alcoholics.