Panic disorder and depression in female alcoholics.
Eight (32%) of 25 alcoholic women on an inpatient detoxification unit met modified DSM-III criteria for panic disorder, 2 (8%) of 25 met criteria for depressive illness, and 7 (28%) of 25 met criteria for both disorders. These findings replicate the findings of other recent studies and lend preliminary support to the self-medication model of alcoholism.
Nunes
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Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Psychiatric Institute, NY 10032.
Quitkin
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Berman
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D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010200:Panic; D012651:Self Medication; D012737:Sex Factors
D000431:Ethanol