title: [Alcoholism and depression (Note apropos of a survey using Beck's inventary].
abstract: The authors summarize recent works that correlate depression and alcoholism. They give the result of an inquiry: 38 patients (7 women and 31 men) admitted for alcoholism were given the Beck inventory for measuring depressio;. Most of the men (18) were not voluntary for entering hospital; they were not depressed clinically and in the results of the Beck inventory (mean score=12,1). 13 men were voluntary for treating their alcoholism, most of them were clearly depressed (mean score=23.3). There is a good concordance between clinical data and Beck scores. This reminds us that depression may masquerade as alcoholism.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
vernacular_title: Alcoolisme et dépression (Note à propos d'une enquête à l'aide de l'inventaire de Beck)