Depressive symptoms in early alcohol or opioid abstinence: course & correlates

• Published in: Journal of addictive diseases Vol. 40; no. 1; p. 35
• Main Authors: Sapkota, Prabhat, Mattoo, Surendra K, Mahintamani, Tathagata, Ghosh, Abhishek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 2022
• Subjects: Analgesics, Opioid; Depression - psychology; Depressive Disorder, Major; Humans; Opioid-Related Disorders; Prospective Studies; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome - psychology; alcohol; abstinence; Depression; correlates; opioids

Depressive symptoms are common during abstinence from psychoactive substances. Research caveats limit the study of persistence of significant depressive symptoms beyond four weeks of abstinence. This prospective study examined the course and correlates of depressive symptoms in patients with alcohol...