Neuropsychological functioning is compromised in binge drinking young adults with depression

DF Hermens; RSC Lee; T De Regt; J Lagopoulos; SL Naismith; EM Scott; IB Hickie

Journal article

Neuropsychological functioning is compromised in binge drinking young adults with depression

DF Hermens, RSC Lee, T De Regt, J Lagopoulos, SL Naismith, EM Scott, IB Hickie

Psychiatry Research | ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD | Published : 2013

DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.05.001

Abstract

For many young people, binge drinking is the most common form of alcohol misuse, particularly in those with a depressive disorder. Nonetheless, relatively little is known about the effects that the combination of depression and binge drinking has on neuropsychological outcomes. This study aimed to determine whether binge drinkers with depression show more pronounced neuropsychological dysfunction compared to their peers with depression alone or binge drinking alone. Neuropsychological testing was conducted on help-seeking young people (18-30 years) recently diagnosed with a depressive disorder and classified as either 'binge drinkers' (n=43) or 'non-bingers' (n=48). Two healthy control group..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was funded by a grant from the NSW Ministry of Health, Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol Office and a NH&MRC Program Grant (566529). DFH was supported by a grant from the NSW Ministry of Health, Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol Office. SLN is supported by an NH&MRC Career Development Award (1008-117). IBH is supported by an NH&MRC Australia fellowship (464914), which also provided laboratory infrastructure support. The authors would like to thank Manreena Kaur, Juliette Tobias-Webb and Kristi Griffiths for their assistance with data collection. We would also like to express our gratitude to individuals that participated in this study.