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Monday, May 25, 2009

Mood-Related Drinking Motives Mediate the Familial Association Between Major Depression and Alcohol Dependence
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research Published Online: 4 May 2009
The results are consistent with an indirect role for mood-related drinking motives in the etiology of depression and alcohol dependence, and suggest that mood-related drinking motives may be a useful index of vulnerability for these conditions.
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