Q&A: Question About Alcoholism and Depression…?

Question by Elizabeth: Question about alcoholism and depression…?
If someone has alcoholism, can they be given a second diagnosis of depression? Or is it generally assumed that the alcohol causes the depression?

I’m leaning towards two separate diagnoses, because they depression seems to have run in the family, alcoholism not so much.

(I’m not actually diagnosing someone…it’s for a project… XD If I were a doctor I’d hope I wouldn’t’ have to come on Yahoo Answers for these kinds of questions…)

Let’s say I was giving a diagnosis for a psychological disorder… Would saying:

“He suffers from alcohol abuse ”

be correct?

Best answer:

Answer by caffsans
yeppers

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