Study, Drinks, Depression, Study, Alcohol use disorder, University of Chicago
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Study, Drinks, Depression, Study, Alcohol use disorder, University of Chicago

PEopel with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and depression experience high levels of stimulation and pleasure when they are intoxicated, similar drinkers who do not have depression, according to a new study.

The study from the University of Chicago Medicine in the United States reveals that counteracts the prolonged belief that the pleasure people experience when drinking alcohol decreases with addiction and drinking to intoxication is primarily to reduce negative emotions as a form of self -medication.

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“We have this folklore that people drink exaggerated when they feel depressed and that it is really about self -medication,” said Andrea King, doctorate, professor of psychiatry and behavior neuroscience.

In this study of natural environment that drinks and smart telephone-based reports on the effects of alcohol in real time reported participants with AUD and a depressive disorder to feel acute, maintained positive and rewarding alcohol effects-precise as their non-depressed counterparts.

The study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, challenged conventional perceptions of the effects of alcohol in depressed people who drink excessive and could improve treatment methods by focusing medication and behavioral methods more on alcohol’s entertainment pathways and less on stress-response systems.

The effects of alcohol on the brain are complex and improved understanding of the factors that affect an individual’s vulnerability to AUD and depression are crucial to identifying and initiating early, effective treatment.

The research followed 232 individuals in the United States between 21 and 35 years, which corresponds to the period when most heavy drinks occur during a person’s lifetime.

Half of the study group met the criteria for AUD in the past year and were evenly divided into terms of those who had or had not experienced a greater depressive disorder in the past year. Individuals who had suicidal thoughts are excluded for safety reasons, as well as people who had serious symptoms of alcohol.

The researchers found that alcohol consumption decreased negative emotions, although the decrease was small and nonspecific for their depression or AUD status.

The positive effects of alcohol were much higher in individuals with AUD than those without AUD and in contrast to Lore, similar to those with AUD and depression and those without depression.

The results question the dominant theory that alcohol dependence arises from the brain’s attempt to maintain stability despite repeated heavy drinking. Ians