Alcohol and mental health - what do we know?

Jo-Anne Puddephatt and Dr Laura Goodwin | November 2019 |

In this blog, two researchers at the University of Liverpool's addiction research group explain the links between mental health and alcohol use, what the current gaps in research are and how we should provide appropriate treatment.

The background

Which comes first, heavy drinking or mental health problems?

Different drinking patterns

Treatment for alcohol and mental health problems

What next?

References

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