Question

An epidemiologists conducted cohort study of the relationship between alcohol consumption and depression. She stratified her analysis by history of domestic violence. She found that the relative risk among women who experience domestic violence was 0.9. The relative risk among men who did not experience domestic violence was 2.0. Is history of domestic violence a cofounder for the relationship between alcohol and depression? Why or why not

Answer 1

The risk of violence rises when alcohol is involved, and also that the victim's injuries are more serious in such cases. Children are harmed by experiencing domestic violence and alcohol often raises the risk of bullying, neglect and emotional harm to children.

The associated public health issues that are influenced by cultural and situational variables are both alcohol use among women and abuse within the family. The experience of disadvantaged women dealing with these realities on a regular basis shows that nothing is currently done to tackle the issue effectively. Intervention strategies that function concurrently at different levels take effort to marital stress and the communication barriers that lead to it are required.

It can be tempting to alleviate depressive symptoms by turning to drugs and/or alcohol when a person is depressed. As a means of self-medication, an estimated one-third of people with psychiatric depression participate in drug misuse to alleviate feelings of hopelessness, low levels of self, and misery. The number of fatalities is often increased by depression.