Heavy Drinking Days and Mental Health: An Exploration of the Dynamic 10-Year Longitudinal Relationship in a Prospective Cohort of Untreated Heavy Drinkers

摘要

BackgroundIdentifying dominant processes that underlie the development of other processes is important when evaluating the temporal sequence between disorders. Such information not only improves our understanding of etiology but also allows for effective intervention strategies to be tailored. The temporal relationship between alcohol intake and mental health remains poorly understood, particularly in nonclinical samples. The purpose of this study was to disentangle the dominant temporal sequence between mental health and frequency of heavy drinking days.