Evaluating alcohol demand, craving, and depressive symptoms among women in alcohol treatment

Depression and alcohol craving predict drinking and relapse rates among alcohol treatment seekers. Alcohol demand, or one’s valuation of alcohol may be another determinant of drinking. There is little known about alcohol demand and its association with depression, craving, and drinking among treatment-seeking adults. Participants were 71 women with elevated depressive symptoms seeking outpatient treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). At...