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Depressive symptoms and alcohol correlates among Brazilians aged 14 years and older: a cross-sectional study.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The associations between depressive symptoms and alcohol-related disorders, drinking patterns and other characteristics of alcohol use are important public health issues worldwide. This study aims to study these associations in an upper middle-income country, Brazil, and search for related socio-demographic correlations in men and women. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2005 and April 2006. The sample of 3,007 participants, selected using a multistage probabilistic sampling method, represents the Brazilian population aged 14 and older. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and alcohol dependence was assessed using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Associations assessed using bi-variate analysis were tested using Rao-Scott measures. Gender specific multinomial logistic regression models were developed. RESULTS: Among the participants with alcohol dependence, 46% had depressive symptoms (17.2% mild/moderate and 28.8% major/severe; p?

SUBMITTER: Coelho CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4105397 | biostudies-other | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Depressive symptoms and alcohol correlates among Brazilians aged 14 years and older: a cross-sectional study.

Coelho Cassiano L S CL   Laranjeira Ronaldo R RR   Santos Jair L F JL   Pinsky Ilana I   Zaleski Marcos M   Caetano Raul R   Crippa José Alexandre S JA  

Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy 20140715


<h4>Background</h4>The associations between depressive symptoms and alcohol-related disorders, drinking patterns and other characteristics of alcohol use are important public health issues worldwide. This study aims to study these associations in an upper middle-income country, Brazil, and search for related socio-demographic correlations in men and women.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2005 and April 2006. The sample of 3,007 participants, selected using a  ...[more]

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