Gałuszko P, Landowski J, Nowicki Z, Galewska D, Krzysztofik M, Lamparska E, Trojanowski L, Zakowski W
1. Katedry i I Kliniki Chorób Psychicznych AM w Gdańsku.
Psychiatr Pol. 1990 Jan-Feb;24(1):23-6.
In the presence of contradictory estimations of frequency of depression among alcoholics, 84 in-patients from Department of Psychiatry, Medical Academy in Gdańsk, and from psychiatric hospitals in Starogard Gdański and in Frombork were studied; 64 were male and 22 female. The RDC criteria as well as SADS-L were used. In 13 subjects (15.5%) past depressive episodes were diagnosed; among them in 7 patients major depression, and in 6--minor depressive disorders were established. The diagnosis of bipolar disorder was made in 2 patients and unipolar--in 4 cases. In a half of patients the affective disorders preceded the alcohol initiation.
