title: Mental well-being in subjects with long-term excessive alcohol consumption: an experimental study.
abstract: Daily self-reports on six dimensions of mental well-being, with the use of the Swedish Mood Adjective Check List (sMACL), were investigated in 61 socially stable and physically and mentally healthy subjects with long-term excessive alcohol consumption (113 +/- 42 g of pure alcohol daily) during a 7-week study. At the start of the study, all subjects had low levels of mental well-being compared with those for a norm group, most markedly among those who did not complete the study period (n = 20). At the end of the investigation, subjects who completed the study (n = 41) had levels of mental well-being similar to those of a norm group. Subjects who reduced their alcohol consumption by 60% did not differ in levels of mental well-being compared with subjects without reduction in intake. No differences in levels of mental well-being were observed in subjects treated with citalopram compared with those given placebo.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Mölndal, SE-431 80, Mölndal, Sweden.
authors.forename: Matts
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eriksson
authors.forename: Ulf
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Berggren
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fahlke
authors.forename: Ernest
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hård
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Balldin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect / Q000187:drug effects; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D015283:Citalopram / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D013995:Time
chemical_list: D015283:Citalopram