The frequency of alcohol consumption and the relationship between alcohol dependence and depression among a group of men

Objective: to determine the prevalence of alcohol consumption and dependence and the relationship between alcohol dependence and depression.methodology: this study was a cross-sectional research conducted among men aged 30 years and over residing in a town of eskisehir (kaymaz) between 11 jan., 2010 and 25 feb., 2010. of a total of 946 students studying in the school 816(86.3%) constituted the study group. in this study, of a total of 367 men who accepted to participate in the study 273 (64.4%) were enrolled in this study. the cage test as a screening test in determining alcohol dependence and the beck depression inventory (bdi) for depression screening test were used. the data was evaluated by ki-square (x2) test. for statistical significance p <0.05 level was accepted. results: the mean age of the respondents was 55.22±12.39 (range=30-87). overall, the prevalence of depression was 22.7%. according to the test cage, the prevalence of suspected alcohol abuse among alcohol consumers was 30.6%. in this study, the frequency of alcohol consumption was found to be 35.9%. the frequency of alcohol consumption was higher in those whose age was 60 and over (p<0.001), in those whose education level was secondary school and above (p<0.001), in those with a job (p<0.01) and in those who were married (p<0.05). conclusion: the co-morbidity between alcohol use and depression may be considered and understanding of these relationships should be helpful to increase the chances of treatment success