Alcohol has a peculiar relationship to happiness. We drink to celebrate, but because alcohol works as a depressant, it ends up deadening feelings. Not surprisingly, there’s an observable connection between alcoholism and depression, and even though it’s not always clear which leads to which, ...
Here, we report results from a novel preclinical behavioral model showing that abstinence from voluntary alcohol drinking leads to the emergence of depression-like behavior and reductions in neurogenesis. C57BL/6J mice were allowed to self-administer ethanol (10% v/v)HO in the home cage for 28...
Alcoholism most often refers to alcohol use disorder—a problematic pattern of drinking that leads to impairment or distress—which can be characterized as mild, moderate, or severe based on the number of symptoms a patient has, such as failing to fulfill obligations or developing a tolerance. M...
Alcohol dependence often leads to social decline-break up of marriage, loss of job and family ties-and the resulting social isolation is a potent cause of suicide. 2. Alcohol dependence leads to loss of self esteem and hence to depression and these psychological changes predispose to suicide. ...
Stressful life events, such as trauma, loss, or significant life changes, can also act as catalysts for alcohol use. Many individuals turn to alcohol as a coping mechanism, seeking temporary relief from emotional pain or stress. Unfortunately, this often leads to a cycle where increased drinking...
Second, if alcohol is consumed to the point of intoxication and impairment, the risk of domestic violence and child abuse, motor vehicle accidents, criminal behavior, and problems at work or school are greatly increased. Third, in susceptible individuals, alcohol use leads to the development of ...
Such women gain a reputation for their lack of self-control, which leads to sexual promiscuity and in turn leads to the loss of respect. 4These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm ...
Cravings for alcohol mean that you receive signals from your brain for drinking alcohol to rebalance your body and bring it to normal. It leads to loss of control, physical dependence, anxiety, confusion, depression and tolerance. Alcohol affects your liver adversely. Herbs can help to reduce al...
Aims. (1) To study the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse before the age of 18 years (CSA) and life-time sexual abuse (LSA) in a Swedish female, general population, (2) to analyse associations between CSA and life-time alcohol dependence or abuse (ADA), and (3) to identify possible...
Individuals with depression experience fatigue and physical pain, such as headaches, back pain, general aches and digestive problems. There’s also the trouble with sleeping and eating too much or too little. Some may turn to drugs and alcohol to soothe the pain, which leads to other problems...