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| by William Atkins | |
| Wednesday, 07 October 2009 | |
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Science DiscussionsThe Norwegian-British study looked at over 38,000 people in Norway. Led by Dr. Jens Christoffer Skogen from the University of Bergen, the study inquired as to the participants drinking habits over a two-week period. Data was taken from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Survey. Anxiety and depression were measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Rating Scale. The participants were also asked various questions by the British and Norwegian researchers relating to the presence of absence of anxiety and depression. The study was published in the journal Addiction. Its authors are Jens Christoffer Skogen, Samuel B. Harvey, Max Henderson, Eystein Stordal, and Arnstein Mykletun. The title of the paper is: “Anxiety and depression among abstainers and low-level alcohol consumers. The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study.” The people who did not drink at all (abstainers) were at “particularly increased” risk for depression and case-level anxiety. People who drank low alcohol levels were at more risk for anxiety and depression than those with moderate consumption levels. The authors stated that this increase for depression and anxiety was due partly because of “… adjustments for socio-economic status, social network, somatic illness, age (depression only), gender (anxiety only) and 'sick-quitting'.” [Abstract] Page two continues. |
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