Depression and anxiety in alcohol dependent inpatients who smoke.
BACKGROUND
Research supports the observation that "smokers drink and drinkers smoke." In this study, we aim to evaluate the relationship between nicotine dependence and the severity of anxiety and depression among alcohol dependent inpatients.


METHODS
The study comprised 125 inpatients diagnosed as having alcohol dependence. They were given the SCID-I, AUDIT, Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence,Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale.


RESULTS
Our findings showed that the mean scores of the severity of anxiety and depression were high in alcohol dependent inpatients with nicotine dependence, but there was no significant difference between the nicotine dependent and nondependent groups in the severity of anxiety and depression.


CONCLUSIONS
Comparative studies between alcohol dependent patients who smoke and different smoking or nonsmoking groups with anxiety or depression may provide valuable information. Further studies are needed to examine the correlations between these groups.
Saatcioglu
Omer
O
Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Diseases, Istanbul, Turkey. osaatcioglu@superonline.com
Celikel
Feryal Cam
FC
Cakmak
Duran
D
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*