title: Alcohol use and psychological distress: a comparison of Americans and West Germans.
abstract: This paper examines the relationship between alcohol use and tendencies toward depression and anxiety among Americans and West Germans. It was found that anxiety was not significant in promoting drinking, although depression was associated with alcohol use for Americans only. Nevertheless, the West Germans consumed more alcohol than Americans, and this study suggests that culture underlies the difference in alcohol consumption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Psychiatry, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Cockerham
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kunz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lueschen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D001143:Arousal / Q000187:drug effects; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010556:Personality Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States